Install NetScaler BLX on a Debian-based Linux host
Before you begin
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Ensure that the NetScaler BLX package is available on the Linux host. For information on how to download BLX, see Download the BLX package on the Linux host.
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Ensure that the Linux host has internet access to install the necessary dependencies. For more information about auto-installed dependencies, see Auto-installed dependencies for BLX.
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Ensure that you have root or sudo privileges to install BLX on the Linux host.
Install NetScaler BLX
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Untar the BLX installation package and then change the working directory to the extracted BLX installation directory.
tar -xvzf blx-deb-<release number>-<build-number>.tar.gz cd <path to the extracted BLX installation directory> <!--NeedCopy-->Sample output:
The following sample output shows that the BLX installation package
blx-deb-14.1-4.42.tar.gzdownloaded to the/var/blxinstalldirectory of the Linux host is untared. Then, the working directory is changed to the extracted directoryblx-deb-14.1-4.42.# cd /var/blxinstall # tar -xvzf blx-deb-14.1-4.42.tar.gz # cd blx-deb-14.1-4.42 # pwd /var/blxinstall/blx-deb-14.1-4.42 <!--NeedCopy--> -
Run the following command to install BLX.
apt install ./blx*.deb <!--NeedCopy-->Note:
Installation of BLX might fail on a Debian-based Linux host, running Ubuntu version 18 or later, with the following dependency error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies: blx-core-libs:i386 : PreDepends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.19) but it is not installableWorkaround: Run the following commands in the Linux host CLI before installing BLX:
dpkg --add-architecture i386apt updateapt install libc6:i386
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This is an optional step. To use the custom monitor feature, you must install perl(Authen::NTLM) manually by using Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) on the system before proceeding to use
nsall.plandnsntlm-lwp.plscripts.# cpan install Authen::NTLM <!--NeedCopy--> -
Check the status of BLX by running the following command:
systemctl status blx <!--NeedCopy-->By default, BLX is in an inactive state.
To uninstall the BLX from the Linux host:
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Run the
apt remove blxcommand on the Linux host to uninstall BLX and keep the BLX configuration file. -
Run the
apt purge blxcommand on the Linux host to uninstall BLX and remove the BLX configuration file.Note:
The Linux host might display warning messages that some BLX-related system files are not removed. But, all the BLX files are removed when you run the
apt purge blxcommand.