How to install Ntop and dependencies?
yes, its really unclear whether it has loaded properly or not.
I did a second search for Ntop and installed, what it said were now just 2 missing dependancies.
It seemed to download them, but my Package manager page seems to hang, just a white box.
So I tried to run Ntop from the consul...Looks like taht may have been a bad idea since it needs an admin password at startup (linux only).
By the way, I did your last consul line and got a page list of library stuff.. Too much to write down as a reply.. ( I am not replying to you using the same machine)
Now I am studying various web links to the same startup issue.
https://svn.ntop.org/svn/ntop/trunk/nto ... 1STRUN.txt
However I am not convinced that it has installed correctly and I was truly expecting some kind of icon to be dumped on my desktop..
Maybe its just my first bad experience and I have little idea what to expect really.
I did a second search for Ntop and installed, what it said were now just 2 missing dependancies.
It seemed to download them, but my Package manager page seems to hang, just a white box.
So I tried to run Ntop from the consul...Looks like taht may have been a bad idea since it needs an admin password at startup (linux only).
By the way, I did your last consul line and got a page list of library stuff.. Too much to write down as a reply.. ( I am not replying to you using the same machine)
Now I am studying various web links to the same startup issue.
https://svn.ntop.org/svn/ntop/trunk/nto ... 1STRUN.txt
However I am not convinced that it has installed correctly and I was truly expecting some kind of icon to be dumped on my desktop..
Maybe its just my first bad experience and I have little idea what to expect really.
My 2nd & 3rd install attempts both failed.
At 3rd attempt I tried 1st installing:
ntop-data_4.1.0+dfsg1-1
Then when I began installing:
ntop_4.1.0+dfsg1-1
There was no extra tab displaying the 2 extra dependencies [they had been installed?]
But the PPM window still froze at about the point where it would be downloading/installing the last or 2nd-last dependency.
Also...
My shutdown process wouldn't complete properly.
i.e. At the point [during shutdown] where I choose to NOT save any session changes...
Nothing happened...
And I was forced to power off improperly, and at next boot enter the command:
puppy pfix=fsck
I'll try using a different repo for download.
The 2 separate depends downloaded OK.
Of the second group...
The 1st six downloaded OK, but the seventh download failed to start.
PPM is now frozen.
Will now attempt to reboot without saving.
At 3rd attempt I tried 1st installing:
ntop-data_4.1.0+dfsg1-1
Then when I began installing:
ntop_4.1.0+dfsg1-1
There was no extra tab displaying the 2 extra dependencies [they had been installed?]
But the PPM window still froze at about the point where it would be downloading/installing the last or 2nd-last dependency.
Also...
My shutdown process wouldn't complete properly.
i.e. At the point [during shutdown] where I choose to NOT save any session changes...
Nothing happened...
And I was forced to power off improperly, and at next boot enter the command:
puppy pfix=fsck
I'll try using a different repo for download.
The 2 separate depends downloaded OK.
Of the second group...
The 1st six downloaded OK, but the seventh download failed to start.
PPM is now frozen.
Will now attempt to reboot without saving.
Last edited by Sylvander on Mon 15 Jul 2013, 13:44, edited 1 time in total.
Well I certainly would appreciate some help with this one.
I was hoping to use Ntop 24hours a day to monitor my network traffic on my gateway interface. ( I am a wisp)
Also I did manage to get The Dude running under a WINE setting on the same machine.
So as soon as I can get Ntop functioning on this tiny Linux machine, I will be a happy bunny.
Did it look like your install completed ok? is it normal to get an icon on the desktop?
I was hoping to use Ntop 24hours a day to monitor my network traffic on my gateway interface. ( I am a wisp)
Also I did manage to get The Dude running under a WINE setting on the same machine.
So as soon as I can get Ntop functioning on this tiny Linux machine, I will be a happy bunny.
Did it look like your install completed ok? is it normal to get an icon on the desktop?
OK.. its sorted
I guess it was the lack of a desktop icon, together with the package manager appearing to freeze (but actually not), and the lack of knowledge of linux.
Basically, I followed the threads here: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/ntop.htm
then after issuing a password and re-starting. it appeared to hang with some message about library, right at the end.
But if you then start the seamonkey web browser and enter the iface IP address followed by port 3000, all will be well.
Nice... Now I will re-install WINE and The Dude.
Thanks One and All for your swift help.
I guess it was the lack of a desktop icon, together with the package manager appearing to freeze (but actually not), and the lack of knowledge of linux.
Basically, I followed the threads here: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/ntop.htm
then after issuing a password and re-starting. it appeared to hang with some message about library, right at the end.
But if you then start the seamonkey web browser and enter the iface IP address followed by port 3000, all will be well.
Nice... Now I will re-install WINE and The Dude.
Thanks One and All for your swift help.
good stuff this linux OS, but a little hard to understand for an old timer!
Finally I got Ntop to start up as a daemon each time the PC starts from cold.
After much confusion as to where to stick the script, I finally got sense in the startup directory, but I really could do with a 2 line explanation of the differences between that directory and /etc/init.d
My next task is to try and start the seamonkey web-browser after reboot like:
http//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3000 (default ntop port)
and after the script to start the deamon... I suppose I can add a delay period after the call to start ntop. And then the last line of the script starts the web-browser.
Can anyone offer 5 mins to point me in the right directions?
Finally I got Ntop to start up as a daemon each time the PC starts from cold.
After much confusion as to where to stick the script, I finally got sense in the startup directory, but I really could do with a 2 line explanation of the differences between that directory and /etc/init.d
My next task is to try and start the seamonkey web-browser after reboot like:
http//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3000 (default ntop port)
and after the script to start the deamon... I suppose I can add a delay period after the call to start ntop. And then the last line of the script starts the web-browser.
Can anyone offer 5 mins to point me in the right directions?
OK,
So ntop 3.3 worked out the bag ( so long as every trace of every other aborted ntop install was removed)
Is there a way to upgrade Ntop from within a working shell without having to download a 5.01 tar.
Or is there a specific guide for the install of V5,xx, , I havent yet come across a guide that details the dependencies that are needed in a Lucid 5.28 environment.
Has anyone made a self install?
So ntop 3.3 worked out the bag ( so long as every trace of every other aborted ntop install was removed)
Is there a way to upgrade Ntop from within a working shell without having to download a 5.01 tar.
Or is there a specific guide for the install of V5,xx, , I havent yet come across a guide that details the dependencies that are needed in a Lucid 5.28 environment.
Has anyone made a self install?