How To Install octavia-agent on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octavia-agent on Kali Linux. octavia-agent is OpenStack Load Balancer as a Service - Agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octavia-agent on Kali Linux.

What is octavia-agent

octavia-agent is:

Openstack Load Balancer as a Service, codenamed Octavia was borne out of the Neutron LBaaS project. Its conception influenced the transformation of the Neutron LBaaS project, as Neutron LBaaS moved from version 1 to version 2. Starting with the Liberty release of OpenStack, Octavia has become the reference implementation for Neutron LBaaS version 2.

Octavia accomplishes its delivery of load balancing services by managing a fleet of virtual machines, containers, or bare metal servers -collectively known as amphorae- which it spins up on demand. This on-demand, horizontal scaling feature differentiates Octavia from other load balancing solutions, thereby making Octavia truly suited “for the cloud”.

This package contains the Octavia Agent that needs to be installed in the Amphorae base image.

There are three methods to install octavia-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 octavia-agent Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install octavia-agent

Install octavia-agent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octavia-agent

Install octavia-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install octavia-agent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octavia-agent

How To Uninstall octavia-agent on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the octavia-agent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octavia-agent

Uninstall octavia-agent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octavia-agent

Remove octavia-agent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge octavia-agent

Remove octavia-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octavia-agent

Dependencies

octavia-agent have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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