Installing Cacti
After completing all the commands, we have installed all the dependences for Cacti, and can move on to the Cacti installation.
Ensure that all the previous commands have completed and you have a functioning LAMP server with SNMP and RRDTool support prior to continuing with the Cacti installation.
Cacti can be installed using two ways:
1. Binary package/Using APT.
2. Source/Manual installation.
Benefits of installing from a binary package:
It's easy to install and upgrade.
Needs less time than the other installation method.
Problems of a binary installation:
You will have less control of the installation process.
Your Cacti maybe a little backdated.
The benefits of installing from the source are:
You will get the latest version packages, whereas the binary is sometimes little backdated.
You have total control, you can decide what you need.
You can do the best tuning for your system.
Problems of source installation:
Will take more time than the binary package installation...
