How to Install Splunk on Ubuntu 22.04 – Step by step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Splunk

   Download Splunk for Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   Get Splunk .deb for Ubuntu

   Splunk Enterprise for Ubuntu

3. 3. Installing Splunk

   Then to Set up Splunk on Ubuntu
   First, Access the Target, usually in the Downloads folder:
   (But if you are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser)

   cd && cd Downloads

   To Check that there is run:

   ls . | splunk

   And to Setup Splunk:

   sudo dpkg -i splunk*.deb

4. 4. Setting Up Splunk User

   Now to Enable the Splunk User Shell Login
   Simply Set a Password with:

   sudo passwd splunk

   Now Login with this Pass as the splunk User:

   su splunk

5. 5. Amending User’s Path

   Again Append Splunk into the Path
   This to simplify Working with Splunk on CLI:

   echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/splunk/bin' >> ~/.bashrc

   Finally, Reload the Path with:

   bash