G DATA 365 | MXDR

Instructions for installing the G DATA 365 | MXDR agent on Linux

You can install the G DATA Agent for Linux in a few simple steps.

1

First, switch to the root user.

su -

2

Depending on whether you have a Debian system or are performing the installation with RPM, the installation commands differ slightly.

3.a
.deb file (Debian based systems):
SETUPID=<setupid> apt install ./gdata-agent-amd64.deb

3.b
.rpm file:
SETUPID=<setupid> rpm -i ./gdata-agent-x86_64.rpm

4

Optionally, if required, the proxy settings such as PROXYPACURL, PROXYURL, PROXYUSERNAME and PROXYPASSWORD can be appended to the installation call as parameters. For more information, see the agent configuration page.

Installation example for Debian based systems:

SETUPID=<setupid> PROXYURL=<myProxyURL> PROXYUSERNAME=<myUsername> PROXYPASSWORD=<myPassword> apt install ./gdata-agent-amd64.deb

Installation example for RPM:

SETUPID=<setupid> PROXYURL=<myProxyURL> PROXYUSERNAME=<myUsername> PROXYPASSWORD=<myPassword> rpm -i ./gdata-agent-x86_64.rpm

5

The installation is now complete. You can customize the G DATA Agent to, for example, set proxy settings. How to do this is explained in here.