How To Install munin-libvirt-plugins on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-libvirt-plugins on Kali Linux. munin-libvirt-plugins is Munin plugins using libvirt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-libvirt-plugins on Kali Linux.

What is munin-libvirt-plugins

munin-libvirt-plugins is:

This package contains munin plugins using libvirt:

  • libvirt-cputime: cputime used by virtual machines
  • libvirt-bklstat: block I/O of virtual machines
  • libvirt-ifstat: network I/O of virtual machines
  • libvirt-mem: memory used by virtual machines

There are three methods to install munin-libvirt-plugins 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 munin-libvirt-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install munin-libvirt-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install munin-libvirt-plugins

Install munin-libvirt-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install munin-libvirt-plugins using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install munin-libvirt-plugins

Install munin-libvirt-plugins 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 munin-libvirt-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install munin-libvirt-plugins

How To Uninstall munin-libvirt-plugins on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the munin-libvirt-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove munin-libvirt-plugins

Uninstall munin-libvirt-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove munin-libvirt-plugins

Remove munin-libvirt-plugins Configurations and Data

To remove munin-libvirt-plugins configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge munin-libvirt-plugins

Remove munin-libvirt-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove munin-libvirt-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge munin-libvirt-plugins

Dependencies

munin-libvirt-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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