Setup CrowdStrike on Linux

If you want to deploy the EDR on a large scale, we recommend starting with a manual test installation on a few endpoints.

Executable and customer ID

• Download the executable from this link.

• Find your customer ID on the Endpoint page > Settings.

Command-line deployment

1. Download and install the corresponding Linux package using the following command, depending on your Linux distribution:

   1. sudo yum install [package_name] for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Amazon Linux, Oracle, RHEL.

   2. sudo dpkg -i [package_name] for Ubuntu, Debian.

   3. sudo zypper install [package_name] for SLES.

2. Use the following command line, replacing customer_ID with your customer ID: sudo /opt/CrowdStrike/falconctl -s--cid=customer_ID

3. Run the following command: systemctl start falcon-sensor