How To Install munin-node-c on Debian 10

Learn how to install munin-node-c on Debian 10 with this tutorial. munin-node-c is C rewrite of Munin node

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-node-c on Debian 10.

What is munin-node-c

munin-node-c is:

Munin is a highly flexible and powerful solution used to create graphs of virtually everything imaginable throughout your network, while still maintaining a rattling ease of installation and configuration.

This package contains a C rewrite of the daemon for the nodes being monitored.

The purpose for rewriting the daemon is the reduced resource usage specially when paired with the C rewrite of the core plugins.

There are three methods to install munin-node-c on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install munin-node-c Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install munin-node-c using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install munin-node-c

Install munin-node-c Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install munin-node-c using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install munin-node-c

Install munin-node-c Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install munin-node-c using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install munin-node-c

How To Uninstall munin-node-c on Debian 10

To uninstall only the munin-node-c package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove munin-node-c

Uninstall munin-node-c And Its Dependencies

To uninstall munin-node-c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove munin-node-c

Remove munin-node-c Configurations and Data

To remove munin-node-c configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge munin-node-c

Remove munin-node-c configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove munin-node-c configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge munin-node-c

Dependencies

munin-node-c have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-node-c package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.