How To Install mod-gearman-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod-gearman-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mod-gearman-tools
mod-gearman-tools is:
This package also includes a set of extra tools to send check results to Icinga/Nagios via a Gearman job server, and a plugin to monitor the Gearman job server itself:
- check_gearman - Icinga/Nagios service check to monitor the Gearman job server
- gearman_top - Monitor the Gearman job server from the console
- send_gearman - Submit active and passive check results to a Gearman job server
- send_multi - Submit check results from the check_multi to a Gearman job server
There are three methods to install mod-gearman-tools 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 mod-gearman-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mod-gearman-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mod-gearman-tools
Install mod-gearman-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mod-gearman-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mod-gearman-tools
Install mod-gearman-tools 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 mod-gearman-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mod-gearman-tools
How To Uninstall mod-gearman-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mod-gearman-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mod-gearman-tools
Uninstall mod-gearman-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mod-gearman-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mod-gearman-tools
Remove mod-gearman-tools Configurations and Data
To remove mod-gearman-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mod-gearman-tools
Remove mod-gearman-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mod-gearman-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mod-gearman-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod-gearman-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
