How To Install openhpi-plugin-test-agent on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-test-agent on Kali Linux.

What is openhpi-plugin-test-agent

openhpi-plugin-test-agent 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 acts as a test agent

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

sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-test-agent

Install openhpi-plugin-test-agent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-test-agent

Install openhpi-plugin-test-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 openhpi-plugin-test-agent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-test-agent

How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-test-agent on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-test-agent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent

Uninstall openhpi-plugin-test-agent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-test-agent

Remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-test-agent

Remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-test-agent

Dependencies

openhpi-plugin-test-agent have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libglib2.0-0
• libopenhpi3
• libstdc++6

References

• openhpi-plugin-test-agent website

Summary

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