How To Install apcupsd-cgi on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apcupsd-cgi on Kali Linux.
What is apcupsd-cgi
apcupsd-cgi is:
apcupsd provides UPS power management for APC products, including most BackUPS series models (including USB), SmartUPS V/S, SmartUPS (NET/RM), and Matrix series.
This package contains the web interface.
There are three methods to install apcupsd-cgi 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 apcupsd-cgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apcupsd-cgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apcupsd-cgiInstall apcupsd-cgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apcupsd-cgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apcupsd-cgiInstall apcupsd-cgi 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apcupsd-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apcupsd-cgiHow To Uninstall apcupsd-cgi on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apcupsd-cgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apcupsd-cgiUninstall apcupsd-cgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apcupsd-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apcupsd-cgiRemove apcupsd-cgi Configurations and Data
To remove apcupsd-cgi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apcupsd-cgiRemove apcupsd-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apcupsd-cgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apcupsd-cgiDependencies
apcupsd-cgi have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apcupsd-cgi package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.