How To Install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect on Kali Linux.
What is openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect
openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect is:
OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface 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.
This package contains a plugin module that accesses hardware information with direct IPMI commands over a LAN (RMCP) or through the local SMI.
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect 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-plugin-ipmidirect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectInstall openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectInstall openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect 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 openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectHow To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectUninstall openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectRemove openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectRemove openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-ipmidirectDependencies
openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-ipmidirect package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.