How To Install corosync-qnetd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install corosync-qnetd on Kali Linux.
What is corosync-qnetd
Corosync-qnetd is a daemon running outside of the cluster with the purpose of providing a vote to the corosync-qdevice model net. It’s designed to support multiple clusters and be almost configuration and state free. New clusters are handled dynamically and no configuration file exists. It’s also able to run as non-root user - which is recommended. Connection between the corosync-qdevice model net client can be optionally configured with TLS client certificate checking. The communication protocol between server and client is designed to be very simple and allow backwards compatibility.
There are three ways to install corosync-qnetd 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 corosync-qnetd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install corosync-qnetd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install corosync-qnetd
Install corosync-qnetd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install corosync-qnetd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install corosync-qnetd
Install corosync-qnetd 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install corosync-qnetd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install corosync-qnetd
How To Uninstall corosync-qnetd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the corosync-qnetd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove corosync-qnetd
Uninstall corosync-qnetd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall corosync-qnetd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove corosync-qnetd
Remove corosync-qnetd Configurations and Data
To remove corosync-qnetd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge corosync-qnetd
Remove corosync-qnetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove corosync-qnetd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge corosync-qnetd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install corosync-qnetd using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.