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Installation on Alma Linux

Alma Linux's flexibility as a server or desktop makes it an ideal platform to host the Netify agent. If you are running Alma Linux as your desktop, a single network card is sufficient if you're looking to classify traffic only from your personal device. This is not a very common integration, however, it can be quite useful for evaluating the solution quickly - sometimes referred to as 'kicking the tires'.

Requirements

More often, Alma Linux is used on baremetal hardware or inside a virtual machine (VM). In this role, the system will need at least 2 network interfaces:

  • Network Interface #1: used to access the operating system and Netify
  • Network Interface #2: used to ingest port mirror traffic from LAN segment 1
  • Network Interface #N: used to ingest port mirror traffic from LAN segment N (optional)

You will also need to know which version of Alma Linux you are running in order to add the correct repository. If you're not sure, use the cat /etc/os-release command:

Terminal - Netify
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cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Alma Linux"
VERSION="9.3 (Blue Onyx)"
ID="alma"
ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora"
VERSION_ID="9.3"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9"
PRETTY_NAME="Alma Linux 9.3 (Blue Onyx)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
LOGO="fedora-logo-icon"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:alma:rocky:9::baseos"
HOME_URL="https://almalinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.almalinux.org/"
SUPPORT_END="2032-05-31"
ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Alma-Linux-9"
ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.3"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Alma Linux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.3"

In version 5, the Netify Agent and plugin architecture was extended. It would be very unusual to only install the agent without one or more plugins. However, we keep these steps separate for clarity.

Adding the Netify Repository vs Command Line

Adding the Netify repository to your Alma Linux server has three main advantages:

  • Automatically resolves and installs dependencies
  • Increases security through the use of signed packages
  • Allows for auto or simplified updates in the future

Alma Linux 9

Adding Netify Repository

Terminal - Netify
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sudo yum update
sudo rpm --import http://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/9/stable/RPM-GPG-KEY-netify
sudo curl https://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/9/netify.repo -o /etc/yum.repos.d/netify.repo
sudo yum install netifyd

Command Line Installation

Open a browser and navigate to https://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/9/stable/x86_64/. Find the version you would like to install, right click over the filename and select "Copy link address".

Terminal - Netify
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apt update
cd /tmp/
curl https://download.netify.ai/4/almalinux/9/stable/x86_64/netifyd-5.0.62-1.os9.x86_64.rpm -O
apt install ./netifyd-5.0.62-1.os9.x86_64.rpm

Alma Linux 8

Adding Netify Repository

Terminal - Netify
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sudo yum update
sudo rpm --import http://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/8/stable/RPM-GPG-KEY-netify
sudo curl https://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/8/netify.repo -o /etc/yum.repos.d/netify.repo
sudo yum install netifyd

Command Line Installation

Open a browser and navigate to https://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/8/stable/x86_64/. Find the version you would like to install, right click over the filename and select "Copy link address".

Terminal - Netify
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apt update
cd /tmp/
curl https://download.netify.ai/5/almalinux/8/stable/x86_64/netifyd-5.0.62-1.os8.x86_64.rpm -O
apt install ./netifyd-5.0.62-1.os8.x86_64.rpm

ARM

Please contact us if you would like more information about compiling for architectures other than amd64.