How To Install ceph-mgr-ssh on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr-ssh on Kali Linux. ceph-mgr-ssh is ssh orchestrator plugin for ceph-mgr

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr-ssh on Kali Linux.

What is ceph-mgr-ssh

ceph-mgr-ssh is:

Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.

This package contains the SSH plugin for ceph-mgr’s orchestration functionality, to allow ceph-mgr to perform orchestration functions over a standard SSH connection.

There are three methods to install ceph-mgr-ssh on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ceph-mgr-ssh Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr-ssh using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ceph-mgr-ssh

Install ceph-mgr-ssh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr-ssh using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ceph-mgr-ssh

Install ceph-mgr-ssh Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr-ssh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ceph-mgr-ssh

How To Uninstall ceph-mgr-ssh on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ceph-mgr-ssh package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ceph-mgr-ssh

Uninstall ceph-mgr-ssh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ceph-mgr-ssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-mgr-ssh

Remove ceph-mgr-ssh Configurations and Data

To remove ceph-mgr-ssh configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-mgr-ssh

Remove ceph-mgr-ssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ceph-mgr-ssh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-mgr-ssh

Dependencies

ceph-mgr-ssh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr-ssh package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.