How To Install munin-plugins-btrfs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-plugins-btrfs on Kali Linux.
What is munin-plugins-btrfs
munin-plugins-btrfs is:
This munin plugin uses the Python btrfs module to retrieve information about disk space allocation and usage.
Traditional space usage monitoring based on the output of df is not sufficient when using btrfs. This plugin takes allocated but unused disk space, and unallocatable disk space (for example when mixing different sized disks with raid profiles) into account. It is meant to be used as an addition to using a regular disk usage plugin, based on df output.
There are three methods to install munin-plugins-btrfs 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-plugins-btrfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install munin-plugins-btrfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install munin-plugins-btrfsInstall munin-plugins-btrfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install munin-plugins-btrfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install munin-plugins-btrfsInstall munin-plugins-btrfs 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install munin-plugins-btrfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install munin-plugins-btrfsHow To Uninstall munin-plugins-btrfs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the munin-plugins-btrfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove munin-plugins-btrfsUninstall munin-plugins-btrfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall munin-plugins-btrfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove munin-plugins-btrfsRemove munin-plugins-btrfs Configurations and Data
To remove munin-plugins-btrfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge munin-plugins-btrfsRemove munin-plugins-btrfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove munin-plugins-btrfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge munin-plugins-btrfsDependencies
munin-plugins-btrfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-plugins-btrfs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.