Installing Enterprise Edition on Linux

There are two methods of installing CDP Enterprise Server:
* *Automatic* {color:#000000}--{color} Adding the R1Soft packages repository to Aptitude or yum configuration when installing CDP Enterprise Server using {{apt-get}} or {{yum}}
* *Manual* {color:#000000}--{color} Downloading the R1Soft binary packages and installing them using {{dpkg}} or {{rpm}}

All four package managers {color:#000000}--{color} {{apt-get}}, {{yum}}, {{dpkg}}, and {{rpm}} {color:#000000}--{color} are Linux console applications. They can be started in a remote SSH session, in a GUI terminal window (Konsole in KDE, Gnome Terminal in Gnome, etc.), or on the Linux text console.
{info:title=Note}PuTTY is the recommended SSH client. PuTTY allows you to paste text from the Windows clipboard by pressing the right mouse button. You can download PuTTY here:
[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html]
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After the installation is complete, a reboot is not required.

Establish an SSH connection to the Linux server or log in on the Linux text console. You should either log in as root or obtain root permissions after logging in via the {{su}} or {{sudo}} command.

Once you [download the installer|CDP3:Obtaining Linux CDP Enterprise Edition], follow these instructions to install CDP Server 3.18.2 Enterprise Edition:

# Download the appropriate CDP Enterprise Edition {{.zip}} file for your Linux platform and architecture.
# Install *unzip* on your Linux server, if necessary.
# Extract the {{.zip}} file.
# Install CDP Enterprise Edition {{.rpm}} or {{.deb}} packages.
# Configure and start the CDP Web-based User Interface.
# Configure the {{yum}} or {{apt}} repository.

* [Installing Enterprise Edition on CentOS, RHE, and Fedora]
* [Installing Enterprise Edition on Debian and Ubuntu]

{excerpt:hidden=true}General information about installing CDP Server 3.18.2 Enterprise Edition on Linux.{excerpt}