How To Install mrtg-ping-probe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mrtg-ping-probe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mrtg-ping-probe
mrtg-ping-probe is:
mrtg-ping-probe is a ping probe for MRTG 2.x. It is used to monitor the round trip time and packet loss to networked devices. MRTG uses its output to generate graphs visualizing minimum and maximum round trip times or packet loss.
There are three methods to install mrtg-ping-probe 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 mrtg-ping-probe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mrtg-ping-probe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mrtg-ping-probe
Install mrtg-ping-probe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mrtg-ping-probe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mrtg-ping-probe
Install mrtg-ping-probe 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 mrtg-ping-probe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mrtg-ping-probe
How To Uninstall mrtg-ping-probe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mrtg-ping-probe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mrtg-ping-probe
Uninstall mrtg-ping-probe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mrtg-ping-probe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mrtg-ping-probe
Remove mrtg-ping-probe Configurations and Data
To remove mrtg-ping-probe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mrtg-ping-probe
Remove mrtg-ping-probe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mrtg-ping-probe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mrtg-ping-probe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mrtg-ping-probe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
