How To Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Kali Linux.

What is openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

openhpi-plugin-ov-rest 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 provides hardware information from HPE Synergy enclosures, accessing this information using REST/Json to an Synergy Composer module, over a LAN.

There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest 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-ov-rest 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-plugin-ov-rest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest 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-plugin-ov-rest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-ov-rest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

Uninstall openhpi-plugin-ov-rest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

Remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

Remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-ov-rest

Dependencies

openhpi-plugin-ov-rest have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcurl4
• libglib2.0-0
• libjson-c5
• libopenhpi3
• librabbitmq4

References

• openhpi-plugin-ov-rest website

Summary

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