8.2.1 OS Preparation (Ubuntu)

The linux operating system (Ubuntu) must be prepared before the application installation. This is not applicable for SyskeyOT Linux which is already prepared for Scribbler Installation

Procedure

Ensure the target environment meets the system requirements.
Get the OS preparation script
- Please contact the support / sales team and get the prepare-ubuntu-for-scribbler.sh.
Copying Files
- Copy it to a USB thumb drive and mount it on the scribbler computer.
- Network Transfer through SCP
```
scp <source> <destination>
# Example:
scp ./scribbler_2023-07-14_1.10.13.tar serviceadmin@<ip_address>:/home/<username>/
```
- Using FileZilla: You can also transfer files via FileZilla.
Prepare the operating system:
- The operating system Ubuntu must be prepared before the application installation.
- This step is required only for the fresh machines and needs to be run only once.
- Make sure the server is connected to internet.
- Run the following commands:
```
chmod +x prepare-ubuntu-for-scribbler.sh
sudo ./prepare-ubuntu-for-scribbler.sh
```
- The above command will install the necessary prerequisites for scribbler log manager.
- A system restart is required at the end.

Procedure​

Procedure