Creating a RIPE Atlas Software Probe on Debian 9 stretch

System Install

Build a Deb9 or Deb10
system utils you will need

sudo apt install git build-essential automake libssh-dev libtool fakeroot libcap2-bin

get the sources

dir=`pwd`
git clone  https://github.com/phicoh/ripe-atlas-software-probe.git
cd ripe-atlas-software-probe/
git checkout debian10
git submodule update --init --recursive
cd probe-busybox/
git checkout libevent-2.1.11

Build the software

cd $dir
cd ripe-atlas-software-probe/probe-busybox/libevent-2.1.11-stable/
autoconf
./autogen.sh
cd $dir
ripe-atlas-software-probe/build-config/debian/bin/make-deb

Install the deb

sudo dpkg -i atlasswprobe-5000-1.deb

And you should see the probe running.

Register the probe

cat /var/atlas-probe/etc/probe_key.pub

Take the key and register at https://atlas.ripe.net/apply/swprobe/

Checking

If your probe has not appeared on the web page in an hour, look in /var/atlas-probe/status and check if files are recent and that ssh_err doesn't have permission denied..

2019.10.15

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