Haven installed splunk to this point what do i have to do next to get it running
Have you at least peeked into the installation manual? https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Installation/Whatsinthismanual
Check out:
Install on Linux - Splunk Documentation
Start Splunk Enterprise for the first time - Splunk Documentation
Configure Splunk Enterprise to start at boot time - Splunk Documentation