How to Install Graphite on MXLinux

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Graphite on the latest version of MXLinux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of MXLinux.
• A terminal with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Git

Graphite is hosted on GitHub, so we need to install git to clone the repository. You can install git by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install git

Step 2: Clone the Graphite Repository

Once we have git installed, we can clone the Graphite repository by running the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web.git

This will download the Graphite code to your current directory.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Graphite requires several dependencies to work correctly. We can install the dependencies by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install -y libcairo2 libcairo2-dev libffi-dev build-essential \
                    libcairo-perl libcairo2-doc libcairo2-dbg \
                    python3-virtualenv python3-pip

Step 4: Create a Virtual Environment

We need to create a virtual environment to install the Graphite dependencies. You can create a virtual environment by running the following command in the terminal:

virtualenv --no-site-packages --distribute .venv

This will create a virtual environment in your current directory.

Step 5: Activate the Virtual Environment

Once we have created the virtual environment, we need to activate it. You can activate the virtual environment by running the following command in the terminal:

source .venv/bin/activate

This will activate the virtual environment.

Step 6: Install Graphite Dependencies

Now that we have activated the virtual environment, we can install the Graphite dependencies. You can install the dependencies by running the following command in the terminal:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required dependencies.

Step 7: Configure Graphite

We need to configure Graphite before we can use it. You can configure Graphite by running the following command in the terminal:

cd conf/
cp carbon.conf.example carbon.conf
cp storage-schemas.conf.example storage-schemas.conf

This will copy the example files to the configuration files.

Step 8: Start Graphite

Now that we have installed and configured Graphite, we can start it by running the following command in the terminal:

python3 whisper-cleaner.py --days=1 &
cd ..
./bin/run-graphite-devel-server.py

This will start the Graphite server.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Graphite on MXLinux. You can now use Graphite to monitor your systems.