How To Install nut-xml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-xml on Kali Linux. nut-xml is network UPS tools - XML/HTTP driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-xml on Kali Linux.

What is nut-xml

nut-xml 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 provides netxml-ups, which supports UPS models from Eaton or MGE that use an XML/HTTP-based Network Management Card or Proxy.

There are three methods to install nut-xml 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-xml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nut-xml

Install nut-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nut-xml

Install nut-xml 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 nut-xml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nut-xml

How To Uninstall nut-xml on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nut-xml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nut-xml

Uninstall nut-xml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nut-xml

Remove nut-xml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nut-xml

Remove nut-xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nut-xml

Dependencies

nut-xml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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