Setup
openSCADA can be installed using apt on Ubuntu. All you need to start is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit. It is best to use the server edition although all other versions will work as well. It does not matter which software components are selected during the initial installation since all further dependencies are defined by the openSCADA debian packages and will therefor be automatically installed using the "apt" software system.
Create a new file apt sources file inĀ "/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
".
Running
openSCADA is started using upstart. Check out directory "/etc/init" for configurations that contain "openscada" in the name.
For example the "exec
" driver can be started using "sudo start openscada.exec
".
Note
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