How To Install ocsinventory-agent on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocsinventory-agent on Kali Linux.
What is ocsinventory-agent
ocsinventory-agent is:
Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation is an application designed to help a network or system administrator to keep track of the hardware and software configurations of computers that are installed on the network. It also allows deploying software, scripts and files on client computers.
This package contains the client part.
There are three methods to install ocsinventory-agent 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 ocsinventory-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ocsinventory-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocsinventory-agentInstall ocsinventory-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ocsinventory-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocsinventory-agentInstall ocsinventory-agent 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 ocsinventory-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocsinventory-agentHow To Uninstall ocsinventory-agent on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ocsinventory-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocsinventory-agentUninstall ocsinventory-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocsinventory-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocsinventory-agentRemove ocsinventory-agent Configurations and Data
To remove ocsinventory-agent configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocsinventory-agentRemove ocsinventory-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocsinventory-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocsinventory-agentDependencies
ocsinventory-agent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocsinventory-agent package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
