Installing the Lens Workstation Agent on Linux

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

   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
   

   sudo systemctl restart lens-workstation-agent
   

Last updated: July 31, 2025