How To Install xymonq on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xymonq on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xymonq
xymonq is:
Xymonq makes the monitoring data and configuration gathered by the Xymon monitoring service available for use in shell scripts and on the command line. Multiple filtering possibilities give access to a vast amount of data in an easily usable format.
There are three methods to install xymonq on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xymonq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xymonq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xymonq
Install xymonq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xymonq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xymonq
Install xymonq 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xymonq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xymonq
How To Uninstall xymonq on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xymonq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xymonq
Uninstall xymonq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xymonq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xymonq
Remove xymonq Configurations and Data
To remove xymonq configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xymonq
Remove xymonq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xymonq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xymonq
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xymonq package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
