How To Install check-mk-livestatus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install check-mk-livestatus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is check-mk-livestatus
check-mk-livestatus is:
Check_mk adopts a new a approach for collecting data from operating systems and network components. It obsoletes NRPE, check_by_ssh, NSClient and check_snmp. It has many benefits, the most important of which are:
- Significant reduction of CPU usage on the Nagios host.
- Automatic inventory of items to be checked on hosts.
This package contains livestatus
There are three methods to install check-mk-livestatus on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install check-mk-livestatus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install check-mk-livestatus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install check-mk-livestatus
Install check-mk-livestatus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install check-mk-livestatus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install check-mk-livestatus
Install check-mk-livestatus 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install check-mk-livestatus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install check-mk-livestatus
How To Uninstall check-mk-livestatus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the check-mk-livestatus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove check-mk-livestatus
Uninstall check-mk-livestatus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall check-mk-livestatus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove check-mk-livestatus
Remove check-mk-livestatus Configurations and Data
To remove check-mk-livestatus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge check-mk-livestatus
Remove check-mk-livestatus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove check-mk-livestatus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge check-mk-livestatus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install check-mk-livestatus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.