Akira

Akira is a network management application in early development.

Install Akira 1.99.15 Documentation Support

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What is Akira?

Akira is a network management application in early development. It is not suitable for use, but builds are made available for testing purposes. We will announce when Akira matures and is ready for use. Akira includes the following programs:

akira — Network management application
akira-crypt — Crypted password generator (for akira.conf(5))

Akira programs and their config files are extensively documented in the Akira User Manual and manpages.

Akira installation

Warning

Akira releases are currently early development public alpha releases, i.e., they are published only for testing purposes.

Note

Akira is free for personal and commercial use. Please see its license under Akira documentation for more details.

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, install the akira-release RPM package that will add the akira-epel and akira-epel-testing DNF repositories to your system, as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from these repositories:

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/10/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.el10.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root user.

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/10/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.el10.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root user.

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/9/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.el9.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root user.

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/9/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.el9.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Fedora Linux 44 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, install the akira-release RPM package that will add the akira-fedora and akira-fedora-testing DNF repositories to your system, as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from these repositories:

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/44/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.fc44.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Fedora Linux 44 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root user.

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/44/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.fc44.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Fedora Linux 43 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root user.

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/43/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.fc43.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Fedora Linux 43 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root user.

# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/43/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.15.20260531075356.32922aefed-1.fc43.noarch.rpm

Then, install the akira RPM package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# dnf install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Debian 13 “Trixie” (amd64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/trixie/amd64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/trixie/amd64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-trixie-amd64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Debian 13 “Trixie” (arm64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/trixie/arm64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/trixie/arm64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-trixie-arm64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Debian 13 “Trixie” (riscv64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/trixie/riscv64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/trixie/riscv64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-trixie-riscv64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Debian 12 “Bookworm” (amd64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/bookworm/amd64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/bookworm/amd64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-bookworm-amd64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Debian 12 “Bookworm” (arm64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/bookworm/arm64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/debian/bookworm/arm64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-bookworm-arm64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (amd64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/resolute/amd64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/resolute/amd64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-resolute-amd64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (arm64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/resolute/arm64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/resolute/arm64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-resolute-arm64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (riscv64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/resolute/riscv64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/resolute/riscv64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-resolute-riscv64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” (amd64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/noble/amd64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/noble/amd64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-noble-amd64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” (arm64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/noble/arm64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/noble/arm64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-noble-arm64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” (riscv64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/noble/riscv64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/noble/riscv64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-noble-riscv64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” (amd64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/jammy/amd64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/jammy/amd64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-jammy-amd64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

To install Akira version 1.99.15 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” (arm64), follow these steps as the root user.

First, copy the OpenPGP key that apt uses to verify the release's deb package checksums into /usr/share/keyrings/:

# curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/jammy/arm64/akira-archive-keyring-2024-12-10.gpg

Then, add the Akira apt network package repository for your platform:

# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akira-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/ubuntu/jammy/arm64/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akira-jammy-arm64.list

Then, install the akira deb package that will install the Akira software and documentation:

# apt install akira

Then, if you wish to run Akira, configure akira suitably by editing /etc/akira/akira.conf, and then run it:

# systemctl enable --now akira

Note

Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux clones such as Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux can use the Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages of the corresponding version and follow the corresponding installation instructions.

Akira documentation

Akira is documented in the Akira User Manual, and manpages are provided for the Akira programs and their config files. The user manual and manpages are also included in the software packages.

Branch	Type	User Manual	User Manual	Download HTML	README	License
1.99	Development	View PDF	View HTML	Download HTML ZIP	View README	View LICENSE.txt View LICENSE-web.txt

Akira support

To report a bug in the product, please email <akira-bugs@banu.com> with detailed information about the issue. Please include sufficient information to allow reproduction of the problem by us.
Banu customers may follow the instructions provided to them as part of their subscription account for receiving support.
Other users of Akira may email the Akira mailing lists for support. Please see the mailing lists instructions on how to use the lists.
For any other support request, please email<support@banu.com>.

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Akira

Contents

What is Akira?

Akira installation

Warning

Note

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (x86_64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (aarch64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x86_64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (aarch64)

Fedora Linux 44 (x86_64)

Fedora Linux 44 (aarch64)

Fedora Linux 43 (x86_64)

Fedora Linux 43 (aarch64)

Debian 13 “Trixie” (amd64)

Debian 13 “Trixie” (arm64)

Debian 13 “Trixie” (riscv64)

Debian 12 “Bookworm” (amd64)

Debian 12 “Bookworm” (arm64)

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (amd64)

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (arm64)

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (riscv64)

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” (amd64)

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” (arm64)

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” (riscv64)

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” (amd64)

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” (arm64)

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Akira documentation

Akira support

Akira support plans