How To Install nsca-ng-client on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nsca-ng-client on Kali Linux.
What is nsca-ng-client
nsca-ng-client is:
The send_nsca utility transmits one or more check results or monitoring commands to an NSCA-ng server.
The communication with the server is TLS encrypted and authenticated using pre-shared keys.
There are three methods to install nsca-ng-client 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 nsca-ng-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nsca-ng-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nsca-ng-clientInstall nsca-ng-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nsca-ng-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nsca-ng-clientInstall nsca-ng-client 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 nsca-ng-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nsca-ng-clientHow To Uninstall nsca-ng-client on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nsca-ng-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nsca-ng-clientUninstall nsca-ng-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nsca-ng-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsca-ng-clientRemove nsca-ng-client Configurations and Data
To remove nsca-ng-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nsca-ng-clientRemove nsca-ng-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nsca-ng-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nsca-ng-clientDependencies
nsca-ng-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nsca-ng-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.