How To Install aodh-expirer on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aodh-expirer on Kali Linux.

What is aodh-expirer

aodh-expirer is:

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This package contains the expirer. it is the script that handles time-to-live support, when it is not natively supported by the database backend.

There are three methods to install aodh-expirer 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 aodh-expirer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aodh-expirer

Install aodh-expirer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aodh-expirer

Install aodh-expirer 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 aodh-expirer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aodh-expirer

How To Uninstall aodh-expirer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the aodh-expirer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aodh-expirer

Uninstall aodh-expirer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aodh-expirer

Remove aodh-expirer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aodh-expirer

Remove aodh-expirer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aodh-expirer

Dependencies

aodh-expirer have the following dependencies:

• aodh-common
• lsb-base

References

• aodh-expirer website

Summary

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