OPSI (Open PC Server Integration) is a client management solution designed to simplify the administration of your computer network. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of installing OPSI on POP! OS latest version.
Before installing OPSI, we need to install some dependencies that are necessary for its smooth operation. Open up the terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev gcc python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-cffi python3-venv python3-paramiko python3-lxml python3-ldap python3-mysqldb python3-psycopg2 python3-yaml python3-openssl curl wget
To install the server components of OPSI, run the following commands:
wget -O - http://download.uib.de/opsi4.2.2/opsi4.2.2.50.1.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.uib.de/opsi4.2.2 stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opsi4.2.2.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install opsi-server opsi-configed
This will install the OPSI server and its configuration tool, which enables you to configure and manage your clients and software packages.
After installation, run the configuration tool using the following command:
sudo opsi-configed
You will be prompted to specify the database type and its credentials. Provide the necessary information accordingly and complete the configuration process.
After configuring the server, start the OPSI services using the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart
sudo service opsiconfd restart
sudo service opsipxeconfd restart
Apache2 is the web server that hosts the OPSI installation, and the other two services are responsible for managing DHCP and TFTP services.
Once the services are started, you can access the OPSI web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to https://<opsi_server_ip_address>/opsi. Log in using your credentials and start managing your clients.
In this tutorial, we’ve demonstrated how to install OPSI on POP! OS latest version. Once installed, OPSI can greatly simplify the management of client systems on your network.
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