How To Install nagvis-demos on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nagvis-demos on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 nagvis-demos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nagvis-demos
How To Uninstall nagvis-demos on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nagvis-demos package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
