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You read it correctly, there is a way to successfully install and run Linux 0.5.5 DIMES. I know, you've read all of those posts on various forums about all of the install errors, tried the workarounds and it was just way too much trouble to mess with. After a bit of troubleshooting and testing, I have come up with a guide that'll walk you through the DIMES installation process.
The first section of the guide will cover installing DIMES on either Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit system. If you plan on running DIMES on a virtual machine, I recommend that you read through this part of the guide then skip down to the alternate 32 bit installation notes section.
DIMES-Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit version Installation Guide
In order for this configuration to run DIMES you need to a couple of packages: ia32-libs and the i386 version of openjdk-6-jdk. Please keep in mind that DIMES 0.5.5 Linux is a 4 year old client, so you need to add those packages in order to have a successful installation.
If you don't already have Synaptic Package Manager installed, please download/install it from the Ubuntu Software Center before proceeding.
Open Synaptic and enter your password
Next, search for the ia32-libs-multiarch and openjdk-6-jdk:i386 libraries. First let's tell Synaptic that we want to look for i386 Architecture packages.
Down on the lower left hand corner of the Synaptic window there is a button named "Architecture." Select it.
In the column on the left there is a selection named arch: i386. Select it
Click Reload, followed by closing and re-opening Synaptic.
Next, Copy/paste the following into search or the quick filter and then select
Click "Apply"
Copy/paste the following into search or the quick filter and then select
Select it, then click "Apply"
Now lets download and extract DIMES.
Change your directory location, download and extract the 0.5.5 tar file then set up permissions
WARNING: DO NOT INSTALL DIMES JUST YET!!!
Next DIMES needs to know where JAVA_HOME is located, so we need to edit the .bashrc file and enter the location
First, go back to home, switch to root and then open the .bashrc file with the nano editor
Go all of the way down to the end of the file and add this line:
(do not press the Enter key)
save and exit -- press Ctrl X followed by Y, then Enter.
The following command needs to be performed to lock the change into the .bashrc file.
If you are building a Virtual Machine and plan on cloning it, clone the VM now.
DIMES Installation
Make sure that you are still logged on as root. If not, type
Go to the DIMES folder
Run the installation command
You will get a thank you message and instructions on how to start the DIMES agent and the DIMES service. Let's start the DIMES Agent.
To start the agent:
DIMES will start up and ask you to configure it. If there seems to be a little lag time before the configuration window opened, be patient and give it a moment. Refer to the [H] instructions in order to configure the client.
You'll notice that the agents graph looks like a deranged flower versus the graph from the Windows version of DIMES. Give the client a few minutes and you ought to have something in your statistics besides an error message.
Keep in mind that if you need to start the client after exiting DIMES AND closing the terminal, you need to do the following after re-opening the Terminal
Running DIMES as a Service
The DIMES service option uses the same GUI based configuration method as the agent. Following configuration DIMES will will run as a service.
To start the service
To stop the service
Warning: If for some reason that you try to close the GUI window during the configuration process, the window will not go away. You will need to go to terminal and stop the service first
The first section of the guide will cover installing DIMES on either Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit system. If you plan on running DIMES on a virtual machine, I recommend that you read through this part of the guide then skip down to the alternate 32 bit installation notes section.
DIMES-Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit version Installation Guide
In order for this configuration to run DIMES you need to a couple of packages: ia32-libs and the i386 version of openjdk-6-jdk. Please keep in mind that DIMES 0.5.5 Linux is a 4 year old client, so you need to add those packages in order to have a successful installation.
If you don't already have Synaptic Package Manager installed, please download/install it from the Ubuntu Software Center before proceeding.
Open Synaptic and enter your password
Next, search for the ia32-libs-multiarch and openjdk-6-jdk:i386 libraries. First let's tell Synaptic that we want to look for i386 Architecture packages.
Down on the lower left hand corner of the Synaptic window there is a button named "Architecture." Select it.
In the column on the left there is a selection named arch: i386. Select it
Click Reload, followed by closing and re-opening Synaptic.
Next, Copy/paste the following into search or the quick filter and then select
Code:
ia32-libs-multiarch:i386Click "Apply"
Copy/paste the following into search or the quick filter and then select
Code:
openjdk-6-jdk:i386Select it, then click "Apply"
Now lets download and extract DIMES.
Change your directory location, download and extract the 0.5.5 tar file then set up permissions
Code:
cd /usr/local
sudo wget http://www.netdimes.org/PublicData/downloads/Dimes_Agent_055_Linux.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzvf Dimes_Agent_055_Linux.tar.gz
sudo chmod -R 777 DIMESWARNING: DO NOT INSTALL DIMES JUST YET!!!
Next DIMES needs to know where JAVA_HOME is located, so we need to edit the .bashrc file and enter the location
First, go back to home, switch to root and then open the .bashrc file with the nano editor
Code:
cd
sudo s
nano .bashrcGo all of the way down to the end of the file and add this line:
Code:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-i386(do not press the Enter key)
save and exit -- press Ctrl X followed by Y, then Enter.
The following command needs to be performed to lock the change into the .bashrc file.
Code:
source ~/.bashrcIf you are building a Virtual Machine and plan on cloning it, clone the VM now.
DIMES Installation
Make sure that you are still logged on as root. If not, type
Code:
sudo -sGo to the DIMES folder
Code:
cd /usr/local/DIMESRun the installation command
Code:
./linuxInstall.shYou will get a thank you message and instructions on how to start the DIMES agent and the DIMES service. Let's start the DIMES Agent.
To start the agent:
Code:
./linuxAgent.shDIMES will start up and ask you to configure it. If there seems to be a little lag time before the configuration window opened, be patient and give it a moment. Refer to the [H] instructions in order to configure the client.
You'll notice that the agents graph looks like a deranged flower versus the graph from the Windows version of DIMES. Give the client a few minutes and you ought to have something in your statistics besides an error message.
Keep in mind that if you need to start the client after exiting DIMES AND closing the terminal, you need to do the following after re-opening the Terminal
Code:
sudo -s
cd /usr/local/DIMES
./linuAgent.shRunning DIMES as a Service
The DIMES service option uses the same GUI based configuration method as the agent. Following configuration DIMES will will run as a service.
To start the service
Code:
./linuxService.shTo stop the service
Code:
./linuxStopService.shWarning: If for some reason that you try to close the GUI window during the configuration process, the window will not go away. You will need to go to terminal and stop the service first
Code:
sudo -s
cd /usr/local/DIMES
./linuxService.sh