How To Install openhpi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi on Kali Linux. openhpi is SAFs HPI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi on Kali Linux.

What is openhpi

openhpi is:

OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.

HPI provides an abstracted interface for managing computer hardware, typically for chassis and rack based servers. HPI includes resource modeling; access to and control over sensor, control, watchdog, and inventory data associated with resources; abstracted System Event Log interfaces; hardware events and alerts; and a managed hotswap interface.

This package is a metapackage which installs all of the OpenHPI components.

There are three methods to install openhpi 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 openhpi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openhpi

Install openhpi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openhpi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openhpi

Install openhpi 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 openhpi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openhpi

How To Uninstall openhpi on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openhpi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openhpi

Uninstall openhpi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi

Remove openhpi Configurations and Data

To remove openhpi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi

Remove openhpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi

Dependencies

openhpi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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