Debian and Ubuntu Agent Installation

The Nodeware Agent for Debian and Ubuntu is distributed as a deb package that is installed via dpkg. Bash install scripts can be downloaded to automate the installation process. They can be downloaded under the Agent Downloads section of the dashboard.

The install script handles installation of the package, enables it to run as a system service, and registers the agent to the account without the need for a separate license file.

To run the downloaded script, do the following:

sudo bash nodeware_agent.sh

The agent service can be controlled from the service command:

sudo service nodeware.agent status

Uninstall

To uninstall the agent, run the following command:

sudo dpkg -r nodeware-agent

Manual Installation

To install the agent without the use of the downloadable installation script, follow the steps below.

Download the agent installer package

wget https://downloads.nodeware.com/agent/linux/debian/nodeware-agent_3.2.0beta.deb

Install the package with the dpkg command

sudo dpkg -i nodeware-agent_3.2.0beta.deb

Navigate to the new Nodeware directory

cd /usr/local/bin/nodeware

Register the agent, replacing the zeros with the 7 digit customer ID (found on the customer management screen) and the X string with the agent license key (found on the Linux agent download view). If the "yes" command is excluded, the register command will prompt for the customer ID.

yes 000000 | sudo ./NodewareAgent register licensekey="XXXXX"

Install the agent as a system service

sudo ./NodewareAgent sv-install