Installing dependencies

This topic describes how to install the following dependencies on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu.

• Python
• Ansible
• Docker engine
• Helm

You must install these dependencies on the Control Plane node to preprocess the BMC AMI Platform product.

• • To install zip and unzip packages on RHEL
  • To install zip and unzip packages on Ubuntu
  • To install Python and Ansible on RHEL
  • To install Python and Ansible on Ubuntu
  • To install Docker engine on RHEL
  • To install Docker engine on Ubuntu
  • To install Helm on RHEL
  • To install Helm on Ubuntu
  • To install psql on Ubuntu
  • To install psql on RHEL
  • Where to go from here

To install zip and unzip packages on RHEL

1. Install the zip and unzip packages by using the following command:
   sudo yum install zip unzip

To install zip and unzip packages on Ubuntu

1. Install the zip and unzip packages by using the following command:
   sudo apt install zip unzip

To install Python and Ansible on RHEL

1. Install development tools and required dependencies by using the following command:
   sudo dnf groupinstall -y "Development Tools" sudo dnf install -y gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel zlib-devel
2. Install Python 3.12 and its associated package manager by using the following command:
   sudo dnf install -y python3.12 python3.12-pip
3. Confirm the version by using the following command:
   python3 --version
4. Install Ansible Core using DNF by using the following command:
   sudo dnf install -y ansible-core

To install Python and Ansible on Ubuntu

1. Update the system and install the required libraries by using the following command:

   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   build-essential wget curl libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses-dev libbz2-dev \
   libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev xz-utils ca-certificates

2. Install the Python source code by using the following command:

   sudo apt install -y python3.12

3. Verify installation by using the following command:

   python3 --version

4. Install Ansible by using the following command:

   sudo apt-get install -y ansible

To install Docker engine on RHEL

1. Install the Docker repository and packages, and then enable the service as follows:
   1.  Set up the Docker CE repo by using the following command:
      sudo dnf -y install yum-utils
      sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/rhel/docker-ce.repo
2.  Install the Docker engine by using the following command:
   sudo dnf -y install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

3. Enable and start the Docker service by using the following command:

   sudo systemctl enable --now docker

4. Verify installation by using the following command:

   docker --version
   docker info
5.  To run Docker commands without sudo, run the following command:
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

To apply the new group, you must log out and then log in again.

To install Docker engine on Ubuntu

Perform the following steps to add Docker’s official GPG key and repository, install packages, and start the service:

1. Update and install prerequisites by using the following command:
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg
2. Add Docker’s official GPG key by using the following command:
   sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg \
     | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
   sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
3. Set up the repository (uses your Ubuntu codename automatically) by using the following command:
   echo \
     "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] \
     https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(. /etc/os-release; echo $UBUNTU_CODENAME) stable" \
     | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
4. Install Docker engine by using the following command:
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
5. Enable and start the Docker service by using the following command:
   sudo systemctl enable --now docker
6.  Verify installation by using the following command:
   docker --version
   docker info
7. To run Docker commands without sudo, run the following command: 
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

To apply the new group, you must log out and then log in again.

To install Helm on RHEL

1. Add Helm repo by using the following command:

   sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/helm.repo >/dev/null <<'EOF'
   [helm]
   name=Helm
   baseurl=https://baltocdn.com/helm/stable/rpm
   enabled=1
   gpgcheck=1
   gpgkey=https://baltocdn.com/helm/signing.asc
   EOF

2. Install and verify by using the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y helm
   helm version

To install Helm on Ubuntu

1. Add Helm repo by using the following command:
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg
   curl -fsSL https://baltocdn.com/helm/signing.asc | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/helm.gpg >/dev/null
   echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/helm.gpg] https://baltocdn.com/helm/stable/debian/ all main" \
   | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/helm-stable-debian.list >/dev/null
2. Install and verify by using the following command:
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y helm
   helm version

If you encounter issues on AWS machines, use the following command: