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Update agent install docs [CON-209]
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- Debian (Current Releases)
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- Fedora (Current Releases)
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- We support `amd64` and `arm64` architectures
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- The following package dependencies will be installed:
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- `polkitd`, to assign service manager privileges to the agent
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- `p11-kit` and `tpm-tss2`, for TPM 2.0 integration
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- The following directories are used by default:
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The following directories are used by default:
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- runtime state in `/run/step-agent`
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- configuration in `/etc/step-agent`
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- certificates in`/var/lib/step-agent` and in your configured locations
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# Quick Install
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On a system with `bash` and `curl`, run the following **as root**:
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On a system with `bash` and `curl`, run the following:
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```bash
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curl -sL https://packages.smallstep.com/scripts/smallstep-agent-install.sh | bash
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curl -sL https://packages.smallstep.com/scripts/smallstep-agent-install.sh | sudo bash
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## Configure the agent
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To configure the agent and register your Linux device with Smallstep, run:
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To configure the agent and register your Linux device with your Smallstep team, run:
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```jsx
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step-agent-plugin register
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step-agent-plugin register [team name]
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```
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Alternatively, you can configure the agent manually.
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Simply update `/etc/step-agent/agent.yaml` config file, with your Smallstep team ID and Smallstep Agent CA fingerprint.
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Simply update `/etc/step-agent/agent.yaml` config file, with your Smallstep team name and Smallstep Agent CA fingerprint.
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```jsx
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team: "yourteamname"
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team: "myteamname"
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fingerprint: "40523785c1d1d11EXAMPLE017b660d52a5fa5f2cb94cf0e1a9e9209dbea0826"
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```
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