How To Install mon-client on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mon-client on Kali Linux.

What is mon-client

mon-client is:

These are the Perl5 module for interfacing with the Mon system monitoring package. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the mon 1.2.x server. Currently only the client interface is implemented, but more things like special logging routines and persistent monitors are being considered.

“mon” is a tool for monitoring the availability of services. More information can be found at http://www.kernel.org/software/mon/

There are three methods to install mon-client 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 mon-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mon-client

Install mon-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mon-client

Install mon-client 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 mon-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mon-client

How To Uninstall mon-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mon-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mon-client

Uninstall mon-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mon-client

Remove mon-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mon-client

Remove mon-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mon-client

Dependencies

mon-client have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• mon-client website

Summary

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