The information on this page refers to License Statistics v6.21 or newer, which removed the lacutil tool. If you are running a previous version of License Statistics, see documentation for previous versions. |
This section describes the installation procedure for Linux using the RPM installer, which is recommended for use with RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
Administrator privileges are required for installation.
Installation
- Download the License Statistics installation from the License Statistics download page.
Run the installer from a command line:
sudo rpm -i {rpm_file}For example:
sudo rpm -i xflicstat-6.17.0-1.x86_64.rpm
File structure
Files related to the RPM installation are located in the following directories.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| /opt/xflicstat | Application files |
| /var/opt/xflicstat | User files, including logs and stored data |
| /etc/default/xflicstat | Package parameters |
Configuration
Configure the installation using the configuration file:
/opt/xflicstat/conf/xflicstat.cfg
Activating the license
License files must be placed in /var/opt/xflicstat/license directory.
- Go to the directory:
/var/opt/xflicstat/license - Run the xflicstat-cli tool:
/opt/xflicstat/bin/xflicstat-cli license activate activation_key
You may also use an alternative activation method, as described in Activating a License Statistics license.
Starting the service
Start the service from a command line:
sudo service xflicstat start
Access License Statistics in the browser:
{hostname}:80
Stopping the service
Stop the service from a command line:
sudo service xflicstat stop
Removing the service
Uninstall the service, but keep user and configuration files for future usage:
sudo rpm -e xflicstat
Updating the service
To update the service (introduced as of v6.17):
- Download the License Statistics installation from the License Statistics download page.
Run the installer from a command line:
sudo rpm -U {rpm_file}
Troubleshooting
Some packages might already be installed on the host, conflicting with packages delivered by the installer. In this case, there can be an error similar to the one below:
Error: Transaction test error: file /usr/lib/.build-id/a6/4b5f4ede7ab54a9607864b94e4d1364a4da3c6 from install of xflicstat-6.24.4-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-10.20180224.el8.x86_64
In this case, you can use the "–replacefiles" optional flag and retry
sudo rpm -i --replacefiles {rpm_file}
sudo rpm -U --replacefiles {rpm_file}