How To Install Slack On Rocky Linux 8.6

To Install Slack on Rocky Linux 8.6

Introduction:

Slack is an international collaboration platform popular for fetching all your communication together. Slack allows you to organize conversations into channels for teams, projects, topics, or any other purpose you desire.

Installation Steps:

Step 1: Check the OS Version by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Rocky Linux"
VERSION="8.6 (Green Obsidian)"
ID="rocky"
ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora"
VERSION_ID="8.6"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
PRETTY_NAME="Rocky Linux 8.6 (Green Obsidian)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:8:GA"
HOME_URL="https://rockylinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.rockylinux.org/"
ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky Linux"
ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="8"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky Linux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="8"

Step 2: Install (EPEL) repository by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install epel-release
Rocky_linux-epel-release-el8                                 x86_64                                 1.0-5.el8                                           ol8_baseos_latest                                               15 k
  Rocky_linux-epel-release-el8-1.0-5.el8.x86_64                                                            
   yum-utils-4.0.21-3.0.1.el8.noarch
Complete!

Step 3: Install snapd package by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install snapd
Upgraded:
 selinux-policy-3.14.3-80.0.4.el8_5.2.noarch         selinux-policy-targeted-3.14.3-80.0.4.el8_5.2.noarch
Installed:
  snap-confine-2.55.3-1.el8.x86_64             snapd-2.55.3-1.el8.x86_64           snapd-selinux-2.55.3-1.el8.noarch
Complete!

Step 4: Enabled snap communication socket by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/snapd.socket → /usr/lib/systemd/system/snapd.socket.

Step 5: Check the Status of snap communication socket by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status snapd.socket
● snapd.socket - Socket activation for snappy daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapd.socket; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (listening) since Wed 2022-06-29 04:38:01 IST; 

Step 6: Restart your system, to update Snap's path

Step 7: Install slack by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# snap install slack
2022-07-28T16:51:47-04:00 INFO Waiting for automatic snapd restart...
slack 4.27.156 from Slack✓ installed

Step 8: Run the Slack application by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# slack

Step 9: Select Create a new Workspace as shown in the below image

Step 10: Enter mail ID and Enter the Code

Step 11: Set up all the details about your profile like team name and company name

Now the slack is launched here you can manage your server alerts.

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to Install Slack on Rocky Linux 8.6. Your feedback is much welcome.