# Installing Ignition using apt-get **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived Topics\ **Created:** [May 1, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390 "2012-05-01T16:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Greg.Buehler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Greg.Buehler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Greg.Buehler)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/1 "2012-05-01T16:08:06Z")
Installing using apt-get seems to be much more user friendly in most respects, so here are some instructions. 1. Install Linux. (For Ubuntu I also install OpenSSH and the LAMP stack at install time) 2. Download and add the signing key for the repository. ```auto wget http://archive.inductiveautomation.com/ia.public.key sudo apt-key add ia.public.key ``` 1. Add Inductive’s repositories to the sources list ```auto sudo echo "# Inductive Automation - Ignition" >> /etc/apt/sources.list sudo echo "deb http://archive.inductiveautomation.com/apt ignition non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list sudo echo "deb http://archive.inductiveautomation.com/apt ignition-beta non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list ``` 1. Refresh the apt cache and perform the install ```auto sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ignition ``` Optionally, you could install the beta/release candidate versions using: ```auto sudo apt-get install ignition-beta ``` 1. You should be done. ---
**Author:** ![mgross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mgross/32/3311_2.png) [@mgross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mgross)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/2 "2012-05-01T19:31:38Z")
How do you feel about the reliability of installing Ignition via apt-get? Some people have had problems here and there, and we are debating about whether or not to keep the repositories for 7.5 (and telling people to use the Linux downloadable installer). ---
**Author:** ![Greg.Buehler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Greg.Buehler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Greg.Buehler)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/3 "2012-05-01T22:41:49Z")
I’d much prefer the apt repositories than the current install situation for the Linux version. It takes care of grabbing the right files and libraries you need including Java, and handles configuration as a service very nicely. It really simplifies or eliminates a lot of the headaches involved. I think more kinks would be worked if more people actually used apt instead of the scripted installer. The biggest hurdle, in my opinion, is getting people familiarized with the Linux ecosystem itself. People aren’t sure if they should use OpenJDK or sun-jre-6, and it seems that Ubuntu and Debian’s repositories are in a state of flux in that regards right now too. Also, creating the symbolic links is a black box many people have never encountered before. My final word is either keep the apt repository, or offer ignition packaged as deb and rpm packages. I’m not totally familiar with the requirements of hosting such a repository, but I’d concentrate on the LTS versions of Ubuntu and Debian Squeeze at the very least. ---
**Author:** ![mgross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mgross/32/3311_2.png) [@mgross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mgross)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/4 "2012-05-02T22:04:42Z")
Cool, thanks for the input. If anything, we would keep the repositories in place so that people wouldn’t have to switch to downloading deb files to accomplish the same thing as what they are doing now. ---
**Author:** ![systemparadox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/5 "2012-08-16T11:11:30Z")
The repositories get my vote. Improved script for my own use… (can be copy/pasted directly, doesn’t pollute the working directory with ia.public.key, won’t add multiple ignition entries to sources.list). Run ‘sudo su’ to get a root shell first. ```auto file=/etc/apt/sources.list wget http://archive.inductiveautomation.com/ia.public.key -O /tmp/ia.public.key apt-key add /tmp/ia.public.key grep -q ignition $file || { echo >> $file echo "# Inductive Automation - Ignition" >> $file echo "deb http://archive.inductiveautomation.com/apt ignition non-free" >> $file echo "deb http://archive.inductiveautomation.com/apt ignition-beta non-free" >> $file } apt-get update apt-get install ignition ``` ---
**Author:** ![pphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@pphillips](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pphillips)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/6 "2012-08-16T14:12:44Z")
Keeping the repositories gets my vote also. I’ve been using Synaptic Package Manager and/or Update Manager on Ubuntu 11.10 to do Ignition updates with good success. Makes updating very simple. ---
**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/7 "2012-08-16T16:44:49Z")
I vote for the run file. Lets you set the service user, so its more secure. Also, an apt-get upgrade wont touch the ignition install, which i prefer after the 7.3.0 deb package issue. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/8 "2016-07-06T22:49:56Z")
Sorry for reviving this thread. Will v7.8.3 make it to the repository, or is the repository as dead as this thread was until I came along? 🙂 [attachment=0]thread-necromancy.png[/attachment] ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/9 "2016-07-07T13:55:04Z")
I think we decided to stop distributing via apt ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/10 "2016-07-07T16:09:50Z")
Well… rats. ---
**Author:** ![abishur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/abishur/32/9096_2.png) [@abishur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abishur)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/11 "2016-07-07T18:58:38Z")
Fortunately, installing ignition on Linux is [ridiculously easy](https://inductiveuniversity.com/video/installing-ignition-on-linux). ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/12 "2016-07-07T19:11:32Z")
Yes, but the apt install put things in a different location than the script does. This adds complexity when trying to upgrade through the .run script without re-entering information of making a bunch of symlinks. Since I have everything on VM’s it’s not a big deal, and I can make another one. It’s just that I’m lazy, and didn’t want to do it if I didn’t have to. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/13 "2016-07-07T19:12:42Z")
Also want to point out I’m using Ubuntu Server and not Desktop. The video didn’t really apply, then. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/14 "2016-07-08T09:17:22Z")
I’ve been installing Ubuntu server via kickstart with a custom follow-up script. I’ve stripped some items for posting, but here’s the kickstart.cfg:[code]lang en\_US langsupport en\_US keyboard us mouse timezone UTC rootpw --disabled #Initial user # generate crypted password with python: # import crypt # print(crypt.crypt(“My Password”, “$6$My Salt”)) user ignition --fullname “Ignition SCADA Server” --iscrypted --password xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx reboot text install cdrom #System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr locale=en\_US console-setup/ask\_detect=false keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us #Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr yes #Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel #Partitioning part / --fstype ext4 --size 1 --grow --asprimary --label=Root #System authorization infomation auth --useshadow --enablemd5 #Network configuration network --bootproto=static --device=eth0 --ip=192.168.0.xxx/24 --gateway=192.168.0.1 --nameserver=192.168.0.1 --hostname=ign778 #Firewall configuration firewall --disabled #Do not configure the X Window System skipx # Other debian installer customizations (owner is “d-i” by default) preseed partman-auto/choose\_recipe select atomic preseed partman-lvm/device\_remove\_lvm boolean true preseed partman-lvm/confirm boolean true preseed partman-lvm/confirm\_nooverwrite boolean true preseed partman-md/device\_remove\_md boolean true preseed partman-md/confirm boolean true preseed partman-md/confirm\_nooverwrite boolean true preseed partman-partitioning/confirm\_write\_new\_label boolean true preseed partman/confirm\_write\_new\_label boolean true preseed partman/choose\_partition select “Finish partitioning and write changes to disk” preseed partman/confirm boolean true preseed partman/confirm\_nooverwrite boolean true preseed pkgsel/update-policy select unattended-upgrades preseed --owner partman-basicfilesystems partman-basicfilesystems/no\_swap boolean false #custom packages for installation %packages @ ubuntu-server openssh-server unzip xfce4 xfce4-session xvfb zip xmlstarlet %post mkdir -p /root/.ssh umask 022 echo “ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nzaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx user@host” \>/root/.ssh/authorized\_keys mkdir -p /home/ignition/.ssh echo “ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nzaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx user@host” \>/home/ignition/.ssh/authorized\_keys chown -R ignition:ignition /home/ignition add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java apt-get update apt-get --yes --ignore-missing --with-new-pkgs upgrade debconf-set-selections \<\badinstall.txt date \>\>badinstall.txt fi[/code]The separate shell script ia-install.sh does the rest:[code]#! /bin/bash # # Kickstart post-process to install downloaded ignition zip file and # modules. tgt="/usr/share/ignition" cd /home/ignition rm -rf /etc/ignition /var/log/ignition mkdir -p “${tgt}” /etc/ignition /var/log/ignition unzip ?gnition\*.zip -d “${tgt}” for x in _.modl ; do if test -f “$x” ; then mv “$x” “${tgt}/user-lib/modules” ; fi ; done cd “${tgt}/data” mv gateway._ log4j.\* /etc/ignition awk -f - ignition.conf \>/etc/ignition/ignition.conf \<\<-conf-EOF BEGIN { copyflag=1; printflag=1 } /^#?wrapper.java.additional/ { copyflag=0; if (printflag\>0) { print “wrapper.java.additional.1=-XX:+UseG1GC”; print “wrapper.java.additional.2=-XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=100”; print “wrapper.java.additional.3=-Xloggc:/var/log/ignition/javagc-%WRAPPER\_TIME\_YYYYMMDDHHIISS%.log”; print “wrapper.java.additional.4=-Ddata.dir=${tgt}/data”; print “wrapper.java.additional.5=-Dorg.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.ENABLE\_CLEAR\_REFERENCES=false”; print “wrapper.java.additional.6=-XX:+PrintGCDetails”; print “wrapper.java.additional.7=-XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps”; print “wrapper.java.additional.8=-XX:+PrintGCDateStamps”; printflag=0; } } ! /^#?wrapper.java.additional/ { copyflag=1 } /^wrapper.logfile=/ { copyflag=0; print “wrapper.logfile=/var/log/ignition/wrapper.log” } copyflag\>0 { print } conf-EOF mv ignition.conf /etc/ignition/ignition.conf.orig for x in /etc/ignition/\* ; do ln -s “$x” . ; done cd “$tgt” chmod +x _.sh xml="$(readlink -f "$(find -path '_/main/\*/web.xml’)")" if test -f “${xml}” ; then xmlstarlet ed -L -u “/_:web-app/_:context-param[_:param-name=‘logs.dir’]/_:param-value” -v “/var/log/ignition/” -u “/_:web-app/_:context-param[_:param-name=‘etc.dir’]/_:param-value” -v “/etc/ignition/” “$xml” fi chown -R ignition:ignition “$tgt” /etc/ignition /var/log/ignition cd /etc/init.d rm -f ignition ln -s “${tgt}/ignition.sh” ignition update-rc.d ignition defaults[/code]You’ll have to fix up various parts for your situation, but I’ve been pleased. I modified the install ISO’s boot menu to have a default entry that launches the kickstart. It’s basically hands-free once started. Total deployment time from VM allocation in virt-manager to running Ignition is about ten minutes. ---
**Author:** ![abishur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/abishur/32/9096_2.png) [@abishur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abishur)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-using-apt-get/4390/15 "2016-07-08T13:22:42Z")
> [@JordanCClark](#): > > Yes, but the apt install put things in a different location than the script does. This adds complexity when trying to upgrade through the .run script without re-entering information of making a bunch of symlinks. Ah, yeah that makes sense. I was only thinking of a fresh install 🙂