# Install Ignition via Ubuntu CLI

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773 "2025-03-17T11:11:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773/2 "2025-03-17T12:14:36Z")

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Here are the current instructions:

> **[Command Line Installations | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading/command-line-installations#arguments-table)**
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> Command line argument keys can be used to modify the installation process. Each operating system supports launching with arguments that contain some small modifications to ensure they are passed through to the installer:

See this post for an example and a information about a current issue:

> [@\[IGN-12320\] Ignition 8.1.47 Linux installer fails to install the service](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-12320-ignition-8-1-47-linux-installer-fails-to-install-the-service/103539):
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> Chokes on permissions in the install folder and does not create the SystemD .service file. Not a problem in v8.1.45. Anyone else see this? Edit: Spoke too soon on 8.1.45. This is the end of the install.log: java.lang.Exception: Java process exec failed with error code 1: Failed to access the script using an absolute path. Insufficient permissions may prevent the user "ignition" from traversing one of the folders. Please check the following permissions: drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Mar …

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