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Installation of Ourmon
In this section we will assume that you just downloaded the ourmon tar
archive that will have a name something like 
ourmon27.tar.gz
and you wish to
install it. We must first discuss ourmon’s directory layout so that you know
which files are which and where to look for data. We then discuss library
dependencies, which are needed by both the probe and Web server software.
Finally, we discuss running the configure.pl configure script that does most of
the work and also touch on how to bring the system up.
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We typically install ourmon in a /home/mrourmon directory and will
make that assumption for the remainder of our discussion. If you have
problems with installation, be sure and look at these two files for
more information:
/home/mrourmon/INSTALL—installation guide
/home/mrourmon/src/web.pages/info.html—ourmon help file (use a
Web browser)
With a few exceptions, ourmon is a self-contained system that can be
installed anywhere on a UNIX system.The best approach is to unpack it (tar
xzvf ourmon27.tar.gz) and then decide if you want the system where you
unpacked it or if you want to move it somewhere else. Assuming you are
happy with your install directory, it is a good idea to read the INSTALL file
before you install it, and then run 
configure.pl
, which will configure and install
the system.
Important directories and files (for example, /home/mrourmon) are
located within the base of the ourmon directory (see Table 6.3).
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