Supported operating systems: Linux

The Linux Agent is tested and supported on specific Linux distributions. The following tables provide feature support details for each distribution.

The Linux Agent is available for servers only.

The following icons indicate the feature support status:

Key Status Description
Supported Supported Fully tested and supported. Actively updated and improved.
Compatible Compatible Not tested or supported. Defect fixes not prioritized.
Deprecated Deprecated No longer tested or supported. Development ended.
Unsupported Not Compatible Feature not compatible with the operating system.

Linux Agent Version 1 is no longer tested, developed or supported. Any version of Linux Agent Version 1 is provided "as is".

Effective March 1, 2023, N-sight RMM no longer supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 or 1.1 for Agent to N-sight RMM communication. We recommend you update all Linux servers to the latest Linux Agent V2 and ensure the servers are configured to use TLS 1.2. For more information, see this release note.

The following table shows feature support for each supported Linux distribution. New features are added to the table as they become supported by one or more distributions.

Distribution Remote Monitoring Dashboard Controls Restart Daemon Asset Tracking Automated Tasks Monitoring Templates Take Control Viewer
RedHat RHEL 7 Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible
RedHat RHEL 8 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
RedHat RHEL 9 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
CentOS 7 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
CentOS 8 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
CentOS Stream 8 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
CentOS Stream 9 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Fedora 38 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
Fedora 39 Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible
Fedora 40 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
SLE 12 SP5 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
SLE 15 SP5 Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible
SLE 15 SP6 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Amazon Linux 2 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
openSUSE Leap 15.4 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
openSUSE Leap 15.5 Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible
openSUSE Leap 15.6 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Debian 9.0 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
Debian 10 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported  
Debian 11 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Debian 12
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported  
Ubuntu 23.10 Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated  
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported  

Linux Agent notes

  • Linux Agent supports real-time monitoring so you can set the 24x7 Check frequency from 5 minutes through to 120 minutes.
  • Linux Agent replaced the repository Agent installation and update process with Dashboard downloadable packages, Remote Worker Site Install Package and automatic updates.
  • Linux Agent 2.01 and later versions support monitoring templates.
  • Linux Agent 2.0.4 and later versions support Raspberry Pi with a dedicated Debian installer available for both 32 and 64-bit ARM architectures. This release supports:
    • Raspberry Pi OS, based on Debian 10 or later (32 bit only)
    • Ubuntu 20.04 or later