How To Install zabbix-cli on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zabbix-cli on Debian 10.
What is zabbix-cli
zabbix-cli is:
Zabbix-cli is a terminal client for managing some Zabbix administration tasks via the zabbix-API.
There are three methods to install zabbix-cli 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 zabbix-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zabbix-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zabbix-cli
Install zabbix-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zabbix-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zabbix-cli
Install zabbix-cli 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 zabbix-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zabbix-cli
How To Uninstall zabbix-cli on Debian 10
To uninstall only the zabbix-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zabbix-cli
Uninstall zabbix-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zabbix-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zabbix-cli
Remove zabbix-cli Configurations and Data
To remove zabbix-cli configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zabbix-cli
Remove zabbix-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zabbix-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zabbix-cli
Dependencies
zabbix-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zabbix-cli package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
