Octopussy is a free and open-source software that simplifies and centralizes the management of logs, events, and alerts generated by various software or hardware systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Octopussy on POP!_OS.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Follow the steps below in order to install Octopussy on POP!_OS:
Octopussy is available on the official repository of Ubuntu. To install Octopussy, you need to enable the universe repository on your system by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository universe
Octopussy requires various dependencies such as MySQL, Apache, PHP, and others. You can install all the required dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php-mysql mysql-server mysql-client php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-curl php-zip
Now, it's time to download Octopussy. You can download the latest version of Octopussy from the official website at http://www.octopussy.pm. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download Octopussy directly from the Terminal:
wget https://github.com/sebos69/OCTOPUSSY/archive/v1.0.2.zip
Once the download is completed, you need to extract the downloaded file. Use the following command to extract the downloaded file:
unzip v1.0.2.zip
Now, you have to move the extracted Octopussy files to the Apache document root. By default, the Apache document root is located at /var/www/html/. You can use the following command to move the extracted files:
sudo mv OCTOPUSSY-1.0.2 /var/www/html/octopussy
Octopussy requires a MySQL database. You can create a database for Octopussy by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE octopussy_db CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON octopussy_db . * TO 'octopussy_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
After creating the database, it's time to configure Octopussy. You can do this by renaming the sample configuration file and editing it. Use the following commands to achieve the above:
cd /var/www/html/octopussy/app/etc/
sudo cp octopussy.conf.sample.php octopussy.conf.php
sudo nano octopussy.conf.php
In the configuration file, locate the database section and update the following parameters:
'db_name' => 'octopussy_db',
'db_user' => 'octopussy_user',
'db_password' => 'your_password',
Once done, save the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then press Enter.
Octopussy requires a few Apache modules to run correctly. You can enable these modules by running the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite headers deflate filter
Finally, restart the Apache service to apply the changes by using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
That's all. Octopussy has now been installed on your POP!_OS system. You can access the Octopussy web interface by navigating to the following URL in a web browser:
http://localhost/octopussy/
This tutorial explained how to install and configure Octopussy on POP!_OS. With Octopussy, you can centralize and manage various log and event data generated by different software and hardware systems easily. If you have any queries or suggestions, please let us know in the comments section.
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