How To Install ceph-mon on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mon on Kali Linux.
What is ceph-mon
ceph-mon 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 cluster monitor daemon for the Ceph storage system. One or more instances of ceph-mon form a Paxos part-time parliament cluster that provides extremely reliable and durable storage of cluster membership, configuration, and state.
There are three methods to install ceph-mon 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-mon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ceph-mon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ceph-monInstall ceph-mon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ceph-mon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ceph-monInstall ceph-mon 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 ceph-mon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ceph-monHow To Uninstall ceph-mon on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ceph-mon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ceph-monUninstall ceph-mon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ceph-mon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-monRemove ceph-mon Configurations and Data
To remove ceph-mon configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-monRemove ceph-mon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ceph-mon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-monDependencies
ceph-mon have the following dependencies:
- ceph-base
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgoogle-perftools4
- libleveldb1d
- liblz4-1
- librados2
- libsnappy1v5
- libstdc++6
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mon package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
