How To Install nagvis-demos on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagvis-demos on Kali Linux.

What is nagvis-demos

nagvis-demos is:

NagVis can be used to visualize Nagios or Icinga data, for instance to display network traffic or IT services such as email.

Its key features are:

• Display of single hosts or services;
• Representation of a host dependent on the state of its services;
• Visualization of complete host- or servicegroups with one icon;
• Organization of hosts/services/groups into Sub-Map icons;
• Graphical representation of complete IT systems.

This package provides some demonstration maps.

There are three methods to install nagvis-demos 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 nagvis-demos Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nagvis-demos

Install nagvis-demos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nagvis-demos

Install nagvis-demos 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 nagvis-demos using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nagvis-demos

How To Uninstall nagvis-demos on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nagvis-demos package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nagvis-demos

Uninstall nagvis-demos And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nagvis-demos

Remove nagvis-demos Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nagvis-demos

Remove nagvis-demos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nagvis-demos

Dependencies

nagvis-demos have the following dependencies:

• nagvis

References

• nagvis-demos website

Summary

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