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Installing the Lens Workstation Agent on Linux

(info) Prerequisites

  • You will need to know the DNS name (FQDN) or IP address of the Lens Collector at your site

  • You will need root privileges on the desktop you are installing the application onto

🪄 Installing

Normal installation

  1. Open a terminal or SSH onto the workstation

  2. Run the following command to install the 7fivefive Lens application repository

    CODE
    curl -1sLf \
      'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/7fivefive/public-prod/cfg/setup/bash.rpm.sh' \
      | sudo bash
  3. Run the following command to install the Lens workstation agent

    POWERSHELL
    sudo dnf install lens-workstation-agent

  4. Edit the /etc/7fivefive/lens-workstation-agent/config.ini file and set the following fields:

    1. LensCollectorFqdn - This is the FQDN or IP of your Lens collector

    2. LensCollectorPort - This is the port number of the Lens collector. By default this is 8443

  5. Restart the Lens workstation agent service

    CODE
    sudo systemctl restart lens-workstation-agent
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