How to Install OpenNebula on Linux Mint

OpenNebula is an open-source Cloud Management Platform that allows users to deploy, manage and monitor virtual machines and networks. Linux Mint is a popular user-friendly Linux distribution that is easy to install on desktops and laptops. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OpenNebula on the latest version of Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you will need the following:

  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • A terminal emulator or SSH client to run the commands.
  • An active Internet connection to download the necessary packages.

Step 1: Update your System

Before beginning the installation process, ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

This will update the package lists and upgrade any outdated software packages on your system.

Step 2: Install OpenNebula Dependencies

OpenNebula requires several dependencies to be installed before it can be installed. Run the following command in the terminal to install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libxml2 libxml2-dev libxml2-utils libssl-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssh2-1-dev libsqlite3-dev libmysqlclient-dev libxmlrpc-c++8v5 libxmlrpc-c++8-dev libsqlite3-dev

This command will install the necessary packages required for OpenNebula.

Step 3: Add OpenNebula Repository

Next, we need to add the OpenNebula repository to our system by running the following command:

echo "deb http://downloads.opennebula.org/repo/6.0/Ubuntu/18.04 stable opennebula" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opennebula.list

This will add the OpenNebula repository to the list of software sources that apt-get can use.

Step 4: Add OpenNebula GPG Key

We need to add the OpenNebula GPG key to our system to verify the packages are authentic. Run the following command in the terminal to add the OpenNebula GPG key:

wget -q -O- http://downloads.opennebula.org/repo/Debian/repo.key | sudo apt-key add -

This will download and add the OpenNebula GPG key to our system.

Step 5: Install OpenNebula

We can now install OpenNebula by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install opennebula

This will download and install OpenNebula on your system.

Step 6: Start and Enable OpenNebula Services

After successfully installing OpenNebula, we need to start and enable the services by running the following commands in the terminal:

sudo systemctl start opennebula
sudo systemctl enable opennebula

This will start the OpenNebula service and enable it to start automatically on boot.

Step 7: Verify OpenNebula Installation

To verify that OpenNebula is installed correctly, we can use the oneuser command. Run the following command in the terminal to verify:

oneuser show

This command should return a list of registered OpenNebula users.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenNebula on Linux Mint. You can now use OpenNebula to deploy, manage and monitor virtual machines and networks.