# Linux rpm Package Installation

### Supported Systems

The deployment package supports **RPM-based Linux distributions** with the following requirements:

**System Requirements:** 

* **GLIBC Version:** Must be **2.9 or greater**

#### How to Check GLIBC Version

Run the following command in your terminal to verify the GLIBC version:

```bash
ldd --version
```

If the output shows a version below 2.9, you will need to update GLIBC or upgrade your system.

### Installation Steps

#### Follow these steps to install the BluLogShipper package on RPM-based systems:

1\. Log in to the portal and download the BluLogShipper RPM package (`blulogshipper_rpm.zip`)

2\. **Launch a Terminal** and navigate to the directory where the package was downloaded. Example:

```bash
cd /path/to/downloads
```

3\. Extract the contents of the downloaded `.zip` file using the `unzip` command:

```bash
unzip *_linux_rpm.zip
```

    If `unzip` command is not available, install using the command `sudo yum install unzip`

4\. Navigate to the extracted directory, use `chmod +x` command to make a file executable 

```bash
chmod +x install.sh
```

5\. Execute the installation script with superuser privileges to install the package:

```bash
sudo ./install.sh
```

6\. Verify the Installation

To ensure the package is installed correctly, verify that the service is running:

```bash
sudo systemctl status blulogshipper.service
```

If the service is not active, you may start it using:

```bash
sudo systemctl start blulogshipper.service
```

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