i have already installed ubuntu server 7.04 and cacti 0.8.6i.
MySQL 5.0.38-Ubuntu
MySQL Client Version 5.0.26
Apache version 2.2.3
rrdtool-1.2.23 (libpng2, freetype-2.3.5, libart-2.0-2)
works great
About Cacti
Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices.
How-todownload ubuntu server 7.04
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
burn cd
install ubuntu server 7.04 without LAMP option
after installation:
apt-get install xinit
apt-get install xubuntu-desktop (gui GNOME)
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
install or with xubuntu (with gui) with Synaptic package manager
or open up a terminal window, easiest to log in as root
(to log in as "root" type sudo -s and current user password)
Install Apache2 (If not already installed) by installing the apache2 package.
Install MySQL components (If not already installed) by installing the php5-mysql and mysql-server packages
read help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Cacti?action=show&redirect=CactiHowTo
apt-get install make gcc g++
install rrd tool
During the installation process, installer will ask you:
freetype2 package
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3157
unpack
./configure
make
make install
apt-get install libart-2.0-2
apt-get install libpng2
dowload rrd tool
http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
or
wget http://ftp.idilis.ro/mirrors/rrdtool/rrdtool-1.2.23.tar.gz
tar xfvz rrdtool-1.2.23.tar.gz
cd rrdtool-1.2.23
./configure
make
make install
from the console type:
mysqladmin --user=root create cacti
apt-get install phpmyadmin
http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin/
login
change root password
import cacti.sql
GRANT ALL ON cacti
http://127.0.0.1/cacti/
welcome
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