How To Install nut-ipmi on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-ipmi on Kali Linux.
What is nut-ipmi
nut-ipmi is:
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and power distribution unit (PDU) hardware. Clients access the hardware through the server, and are notified whenever the power status changes.
This package currently provides nut-ipmipsu, a driver which allows the user to monitor IPMI power supply units (PSU) found in servers of popular brands, such as Dell, HP, IBM. It adds an IPMI interface to the core NUT system.
There are three methods to install nut-ipmi 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 nut-ipmi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nut-ipmi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nut-ipmiInstall nut-ipmi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nut-ipmi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nut-ipmiInstall nut-ipmi 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 nut-ipmi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nut-ipmiHow To Uninstall nut-ipmi on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nut-ipmi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nut-ipmiUninstall nut-ipmi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nut-ipmi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nut-ipmiRemove nut-ipmi Configurations and Data
To remove nut-ipmi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nut-ipmiRemove nut-ipmi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nut-ipmi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nut-ipmiDependencies
nut-ipmi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-ipmi package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
