How To Install cloudkitty-processor on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudkitty-processor on Kali Linux.

What is cloudkitty-processor

cloudkitty-processor is:

CloudKitty aims at filling the gap between metrics collection systems like ceilometer and a billing system.

Every metrics are collected, aggregated and processed through different rating modules. You can then query CloudKitty’s storage to retrieve processed data and easily generate reports.

Most parts of CloudKitty are modular so you can easily extend the base code to address your particular use case.

This package contains the Cloudkitty processor daemon.

There are three methods to install cloudkitty-processor 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 cloudkitty-processor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cloudkitty-processor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cloudkitty-processor

Install cloudkitty-processor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cloudkitty-processor

Install cloudkitty-processor 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 cloudkitty-processor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cloudkitty-processor

How To Uninstall cloudkitty-processor on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cloudkitty-processor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cloudkitty-processor

Uninstall cloudkitty-processor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloudkitty-processor

Remove cloudkitty-processor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cloudkitty-processor

Remove cloudkitty-processor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloudkitty-processor

Dependencies

cloudkitty-processor have the following dependencies:

• adduser
• cloudkitty-common
• lsb-base

References

• cloudkitty-processor website

Summary

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