How To Install check-pgbackrest on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install check-pgbackrest on Kali Linux.

What is check-pgbackrest

check-pgbackrest is:

check_pgbackrest is designed to monitor pgBackRest PostgreSQL backups from Nagios.

There are three methods to install check-pgbackrest 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 check-pgbackrest 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-pgbackrest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install check-pgbackrest

Install check-pgbackrest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install check-pgbackrest

Install check-pgbackrest 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 check-pgbackrest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install check-pgbackrest

How To Uninstall check-pgbackrest on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the check-pgbackrest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove check-pgbackrest

Uninstall check-pgbackrest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove check-pgbackrest

Remove check-pgbackrest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge check-pgbackrest

Remove check-pgbackrest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge check-pgbackrest

Dependencies

check-pgbackrest have the following dependencies:

• libdata-dump-perl
• libjson-perl
• perl

References

• check-pgbackrest website

Summary

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