Dude Linux Installation
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The Latest version of The Dude (v3.5) works properly as of January 2010.
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Requirements
- Dude
- WGET (could already be installed on your Linux system, but installation instructions are still provided)
- Microsoft TrueType Core Fonts
- WINE
Installing WINE
There are various methods of installing WINE on the many Linux distributions. I will briefly cover Debian based systems and RedHat based systems.
Debian
WGET is installed by default on Debian systems. The fastest way to install WINE on Debian is by installing WINE via the apt package manager:
apt-get install wine msttcorefonts
cp /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/* ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/Fonts/
RedHat
Users that want the most current fonts are required to build the fonts yourself on Redhat based systems. The steps are outlined here, though I have provided a link to an rpm that can be used.
yum install wget
yum install wine
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
mkdir -p /root/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/ cp /usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts/* ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/
CentOS
While CentOS originates from RedHat you the official repositories do not have the Wine package. You will need to install another one such as RPMForge. Once the RPM is put in place, there are no configurations or even a configuration directory (~/.wine). A simple option is to run a Windows binary, such as tcpvcon.exe and run:
wine tcpvcon.exe
This will create the configuration directories and some default configuration. Proceed with the Microsoft TrueType Fonts at this point.
Installing The Dude
- Download Dude v3.5
wget http://www.mikrotik.com/download/dude/3.5/dude-install-3.5.exe
(get the latest version link from the DUDE page on mikrotik.com)
- Start the installer
wine ~/dude-install-3.5.exe &
- Choose the appropriate language for your install; currently only English and Latvian are supported.
- The user will be presented with a license agreement screen, accept if you agree.
The user can choose, which components of Dude to install:
- Reset Configuration
- The Dude Client(required)
- The Dude Server
- Start Menu Shortcuts
- Reset Configuration should be selected if you are updating Dude to a newer version.
- The Dude Client is a required component, it allows your to connect to a Dude server
- The Dude Server is the actual server component that generated maps and monitors services.
- Start Menu Shortcuts installs shortcut links to The Dude executable
I will choose all components except Reset Configuration for this installation. This is the first time that Dude has been installed on this system. Choose the appropriate component options accordingly.
- Uncheck Dude Server if you already have Dude installed on another node on your network. This will allow you to login and monitor the server node without the need to regenerate your current network maps.
- Dude will be installed to c:\Program Files\Dude by default, you may choose a different location here if need be.
- The installation is complete, you can choose to run Dude from the installer
Running Dude on Linux
The icon for Dude can be used to launch Dude in some Window Environments on Linux , such as KDE, FLuxbox and GNOME. The icon maybe be located in the menu under wine. Users of Enlightenment, AfterStep and other Window Managers may need to create a launcher of some sort to run Dude without command line intervention. An icon will be needed to add Dude to a Menu, Dock or Bar.
- Running Dude from the command line
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Dude/dude.exe &
- Ubuntu user: (insight about gksudo)
gksudo wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Dude/dude.exe &
Note: you should start the Dude from the root user (or delegate some permissions to your regular user), or else the Dude will not be able to ping hosts. Local mode - this option will not work for Linux users running the Dude under Wine, you should use remote connection to 127.0.0.1 host instead to connect to the local Dude server. Remote connection by default uses TCP port 2210 for regular mode, and TCP port 2211 for secure mode, so make sure these ports are not limited by a firewall. The ports may be changed in the server's Global Settings menu. The default username for connecting to a server is “admin” with no password. You can change this later
Custom Dude Icons
Users may use these custom icons that I had developed for Dude on Linux. These icons can be used to add Dude to your menu, ibar, or Desktop.
 Prototype |
 I use this one |
 This looks Good |
 This looks Nice |
 This one is nice as well |
 I use this one too |
Uninstalling Dude
The executable to uninstall The Dude is in the location that the user specified during installation. The default location is listed below. This will run the uninstall program.
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Dude/uninstall.exe
- Choose uninstall from the listed options
- The uninstaller will run showing you the progress
- Choose the Show Details option if you would like to see the removed verbose output of the uninstaller.
Quick install with no instructions
Debian Based
apt-get -y install wine msttcorefonts
cp /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/* ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/Fonts/
wget http://www.mikrotik.com/download/dude/3.5/dude-install-3.5.exe
wine ~/dude-install-3.5.exe &
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Dude/dude.exe &
RedHat Based
yum -y install wget
yum -y install wine
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
cp /usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts/* ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/
wine ~/dude-install-3.5.exe &
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Dude/dude.exe &
Issues
- Fonts missing from network maps, graphs
- From within the Dude client, choose Files from the dude's left nav bar. Click the + to upload a file. Browse to your local Program Files\Dude\data\files\ and upload the three .ttf files listed (arial.ttf, Vera.ttf, VeraMono.ttf). More detail in this thread.
- "Invalid OID" errors
- Lines between nodes in the Network Map may give stats, yet still say invalid oid in many spots. Choose Mib Nodes from The Dude's navigation. From the File tab, click the + to upload MIBs from \Program Files\Dude\data\files\mibs\. If you have the space, upload them all. If not, upload at least mikrotik.txt and SNMPv2-*.txt.