How to Install FHEM on Linux Mint

FHEM is a powerful home automation software that runs on multiple operating systems including Linux Mint. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing FHEM on Linux Mint.

Requirements

Before you start installing FHEM on Linux Mint, you will need the following:

1. A Linux Mint machine with a minimum of 2GB RAM and 5GB of free storage.
2. An internet connection for downloading packages.
3. A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Installation Steps

1. Update your system

Before installing FHEM, make sure your system is up to date. Run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install Required Packages

FHEM requires several packages for installation. Run the following command to install these packages on your system:

sudo apt-get install libdevice-serialport-perl libwww-perl libjson-perl libtext-diff-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libsocket6-perl libio-socket-inet6-perl libwww-mechanize-perl libarchive-zip-perl libjson-xs-perl libfile-copy-recursive-perl libxml-simple-perl libimage-info-perl libmime-lite-perl libdbd-sqlite3-perl libdatetime-perl libcgi-pm-perl

3. Download FHEM

Once all the required packages are installed, you can download FHEM by running the following command:

wget https://fhem.de/fhem-6.0.tar.gz

4. Extract FHEM

Once the download is complete, extract the FHEM files by running the following command:

tar -zxvf fhem-6.0.tar.gz

5. Install FHEM

To install FHEM, navigate to the extracted FHEM directory and run the following command:

cd fhem-6.0
sudo ./fhem.pl

6. Access FHEM Interface

After installation, you can access the FHEM web interface by opening your browser and navigating to http://localhost:8083/fhem.

7. Starting FHEM on Boot

If you want to start FHEM automatically at boot time, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo systemctl enable fhem

Conclusion

FHEM is now successfully installed on your Linux Mint machine. You can configure and use it as per your requirements.