How To Install ceph-mgr-rook on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr-rook on Kali Linux. ceph-mgr-rook is rook plugin for ceph-mgr

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr-rook on Kali Linux.

What is ceph-mgr-rook

ceph-mgr-rook is:

Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.

This package contains the rook plugin for ceph-mgr’s orchestration functionality, to allow ceph-mgr to install and configure ceph using Rook.

There are three methods to install ceph-mgr-rook 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 ceph-mgr-rook Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr-rook using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ceph-mgr-rook

Install ceph-mgr-rook Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr-rook using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ceph-mgr-rook

Install ceph-mgr-rook 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 ceph-mgr-rook using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ceph-mgr-rook

How To Uninstall ceph-mgr-rook on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ceph-mgr-rook package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ceph-mgr-rook

Uninstall ceph-mgr-rook And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-mgr-rook

Remove ceph-mgr-rook Configurations and Data

To remove ceph-mgr-rook configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-mgr-rook

Remove ceph-mgr-rook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ceph-mgr-rook configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-mgr-rook

Dependencies

ceph-mgr-rook have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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