Installing Oxidized on Linux Mint Latest

This tutorial will guide you on how to install Oxidized, an open-source network device configuration backup tool, on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

Linux Mint Latest is installed and updated.
Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Installation Steps

Install required dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev ruby ruby-dev git

Install the latest version of Oxidized by cloning the Git repository from GitHub:
```
git clone https://github.com/ytti/oxidized.git
```
Navigate to the Oxidized directory and install the required gems using Bundler:
```
cd oxidized
sudo gem install bundler
sudo bundle install
```

Create the Oxidized configuration file:

sudo mv oxidized.example.conf oxidized.conf

Edit the oxidized.conf file with your preferred text editor:
```
sudo nano oxidized.conf
```
Customize the configuration file to add your network devices to backup and specify the backup directory.
Save the configuration file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y and Enter.
Start the Oxidized service by running the following command:
```
sudo systemctl start oxidized
```
Configure the Oxidized service to start at boot time:
```
sudo systemctl enable oxidized
```
Verify that Oxidized is running without errors:
```
sudo systemctl status oxidized
```
The output should show that the Oxidized service is active and running.
View the backup logs:
```
sudo tail -f /var/log/oxidized/oxidized.log
```
This will show the latest live logs of the backup process.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Oxidized on Linux Mint Latest! You can now backup the configuration of your network devices automatically.