Splunk® Add-on for Unix and Linux (Legacy)

Deploy and Use the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux

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The documentation for the current version of this Add-on has moved. See the current version of the documentation for the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.
This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk® Add-on for Unix and Linux (Legacy). For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.
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Install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux

You can install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux with Splunk Web or from the command line. You can install the add-on onto any type of Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance (indexer, search head, or forwarder).

Install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux from within Splunk Web

  1. Log into Splunk on the system on which you want to install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.
  2. In the "Home" screen, click Find More Apps in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
  3. In the "Browse more apps" screen, locate the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux in the list, or type in "Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux" in the search box at the upper right hand corner of the screen.
  4. In the "Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux" entry in the list, click the Install Free button.
  5. Restart Splunk to complete the add-on installation.

Install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux in Splunk Web from a downloaded file

You can download the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux package and install it with Splunk Web. This process works on full instances of Splunk Enterprise. It does not work on universal forwarders.

  1. Download the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux from Splunkbase.
  2. Log into Splunk Enterprise on the host which you want to install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.
  3. In the Home screen, click Manage Apps.
  4. Click Install App from file.
  5. Click the Choose file button to locate the installation package you just downloaded.
  6. Click Upload. Splunk installs the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.
  7. Restart Splunk to complete the add-on installation.

Install the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux from the command line

  1. Download the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux from Splunkbase.
  2. Unpack the archive into an accessible location.
  3. Copy the Splunk_TA_nix directory to $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps.
  4. Restart Splunk to complete the add-on installation.
Last modified on 25 May, 2018
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Add-on for Unix and Linux (Legacy): 5.2.4


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