How to Install Openshift on Linux Mint Latest

If you want to deploy your own applications on a self-hosted OpenShift platform, you can install it directly on your Linux Mint machine. Here's a step-by-step guide to installing OpenShift on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A Linux Mint Latest machine
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands
  • A stable internet connection
  • An account on Red Hat

Step 1: Install OpenJDK

OpenShift depends on Java (JRE or JDK) to run. We can use OpenJDK, which is an open-source implementation of Java, as a runtime environment. You can install OpenJDK using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk

Step 2: Install Docker

OpenShift relies on containerization technology to isolate applications and their dependencies from the underlying infrastructure. Docker is the most popular containerization platform, and we need to install it first. You can do that using the following command:

sudo apt-get install docker.io

Step 3: Install the OpenShift CLI

The OpenShift command-line interface (CLI) is a tool that allows you to interact with the OpenShift platform. You can install the CLI using the following command:

sudo apt-get install openshift-clients

Step 4: Download and Install OpenShift

Now, let's download and install OpenShift. You can download the latest version of OpenShift from the official website.

wget https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/ocp/latest/openshift-client-linux.tar.gz

Extract the file using the following command:

tar zxvf openshift-client-linux.tar.gz

Move the extracted files to a suitable location like /usr/local/bin/ to make it executable from anywhere.

sudo mv oc /usr/local/bin/
sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/

Step 5: Setup OpenShift

You can run OpenShift using the following command:

oc cluster up

This command will start OpenShift on your Linux Mint machine, and you can verify it by running the following command:

oc login -u system:admin
oc whoami

If you can see your username, then OpenShift is up and running successfully.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed OpenShift on your Linux Mint machine. You can now use OpenShift to deploy, manage, and scale your applications. You can also create new projects and add users to them using the web console or CLI. In case of any issues, you can refer to the official OpenShift documentation for more information.