[Xymon] upgrade from BigBrother to Xymon

[Root, Paul T]

I'll have to make some guesses here, but first I need to say, you have to give us more to work on. I've been in support for a long time, and "it doesn't work" doesn't mean anything. What doesn't work? This is like calling the help desk and saying "The internet is down!". I've had that, usually pressing the cap locks key on the users keyboard fixes the issue.

Give us something to work with:
Does the command just hang and you have to kill it? It's pretty big, maybe you don't wait long enough.
Did you try tar -xvf xymon-4.3.10.tar.gz?  This will give you output so you can see the progress of the files unpacking.
Does it end in an error? What's the error?
Are you trying to untar it into a directory you don't have write access to? Perhaps an nfs share that to which root can't write?
Is it possible to untar it in two steps. Gunzip xymon-4.3.10.tar and then tar -xvf xymon-4.3.10.tar?

Why are you trying to build such an old version of xymon? How about getting the latest, or just 1 or 2 revisions back?

Ultimately my best guess is you have a corrupt tar file or you have write issues on your local media.


From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Patrik Nussbaumer
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 8:59 AM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [Xymon] upgrade from BigBrother to Xymon

What can I make when the command <tar zxf xymon-4.3.10.tar.gz> doesn't work (with sudo it also doesnt work)?
And I have not found a resolution about installing with a gui?

Von: Patrik Nussbaumer [mailto:patrik_xymon at outlook.com]
Gesendet: Freitag, 11. Dezember 2015 14:50
An: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
Betreff: upgrade from BigBrother to Xymon

Dear Xymon-Team

I have some question about the Xymon Server.

Can I upgrade from a BigBrother Server (Windows Server 2003) to a Xymon Server (UNIX)?
Works Xymon on Windows Operating System (newer than Windows Server 2003)?
Should I installing a ubuntu server version or will be ok when i installing ubuntu desktop version?

Thanks for the answer

best regards Patrik Nussbaumer

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