How To Install pcs-snmp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcs-snmp on Kali Linux. pcs-snmp is Pacemaker Configuration System SNMP agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcs-snmp on Kali Linux.

What is pcs-snmp

pcs-snmp is:

SNMP agent which connects to the master agent (snmpd) via AgentX protocol and provides information about the status of a corosync/pacemaker cluster.

There are three methods to install pcs-snmp 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 pcs-snmp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pcs-snmp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcs-snmp

Install pcs-snmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pcs-snmp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pcs-snmp

Install pcs-snmp 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 pcs-snmp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcs-snmp

How To Uninstall pcs-snmp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pcs-snmp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pcs-snmp

Uninstall pcs-snmp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcs-snmp

Remove pcs-snmp Configurations and Data

To remove pcs-snmp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pcs-snmp

Remove pcs-snmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pcs-snmp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcs-snmp

Dependencies

pcs-snmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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