Setup

openSCADA can be installed using apt on Ubuntu. All you need to start is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit.

Create a new file apt sources file in "/etc/apt/sources.list.d" called "openscada.list" with the following content:

deb http://apt.openscada.org stable main

or with the following content if you like to use the nightly builds:

deb http://apt.openscada.org stable main
deb http://apt.openscada.org unstable main

Installing

After the sources file has been added call

apt-get update

and use aptitude or synaptic to search for "openscada".

openSCADA is started using upstart. Check out "/etc/init" for "openscada".

For example the "exec" driver can be started using "sudo start openscada.exec".

Currently the apt repository suffers from:

The lack of signed packages. This will cause apt to warn you about unsigned packages.
That some packages are only available in the "unstable" repository