Step 1: Unpack the software

Step 1: Unpack the software

Platform-specific installers come in both a package form and a tarball. The Linux build comes in three forms: RPM, deb and tarball. The FreeBSD installer and tarball are both .tgz files. 5.4-intel is the installer, i386 is the tarball.

Follow the instructions for your specific package or tarball.

RPM

Basic install:

rpm -i splunk-2.1-0.i386.rpm

Override the default installation directory /opt/splunk:

rpm -i --prefix=/opt/splunk2.1/splunk  splunk-2.1-0.i386.rpm

If you would like to verify the rpm package signature, you can find our GPG public key here.

deb

Basic install:

dpkg -i splunk-2.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb

The Splunk deb package currently cannot be installed in a directory other than its default, /opt/splunk.

Uninstall:

dpkg -r splunk

Purge (delete everything, even config files):

dpkg -P splunk

Splunk package status:

dpkg --status splunk

List all packages:

dpkg --list

FreeBSD

Basic install:

pkg_add splunk-2.1-freebsd-5.4-intel.tgz

Override the default installation directory /opt/splunk:

pkg_add -v -p /usr/splunk splunk-2.1-freebsd-5.4-intel.tgz

Uninstall:

pkg_delete splunk

Uninstall from a non-default directory:

pkg_delete -p /usr/splunk splunk

Splunk package info:

pkg_info -L splunk

List all packages:

pkg_info

Other modifications for BSD

You need this in /boot/loader.conf:

kern.maxdsiz=\"2147483648\" # 2GB
kern.dfldsiz=\"2147483648\" # 2GB

You need this in /etc/sysctl.conf:

vm.max_proc_mmap=2147483647
machdep.hlt_cpus=0

Mac OS

Basic install:

1. Double-click on splunk.pkg

Override the default installation directory /Applications/splunk:

• When the installer gets to the Select Destination dialog, click Choose... to select a directory other than /Applications

Command-line install:

installer -pkg splunk.pkg

Command-line install to a different disk or partition:

installer -pkg splunk.pkg -target /Volumes/LaCie\ Disk

-target specifies a target volume, such as another disk, where Splunk will be installed in /Applications/splunk .

To install into a directory other than /Applications/splunk on any volume, use the graphical installer as described above.

Solaris

Basic install:

pkgadd -d splunk.pkg

Override the default installation directory /opt/splunk:

pkgadd -a none -d splunk.pkg 

And then specify the new package base directory when prompted.

Uninstall:

pkgrm splunk

Splunk package info:

pkginfo -l splunk

List all packages:

pkginfo

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