How To Install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pcp-export-zabbix-agent
pcp-export-zabbix-agent is:
Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) module for exporting metrics from PCP to Zabbix via the Zabbix agent - see zbxpcp(3) for further details.
There are three methods to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pcp-export-zabbix-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 pcp-export-zabbix-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Install pcp-export-zabbix-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-export-zabbix-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Install pcp-export-zabbix-agent Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-export-zabbix-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcp-export-zabbix-agent
How To Uninstall pcp-export-zabbix-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pcp-export-zabbix-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Uninstall pcp-export-zabbix-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcp-export-zabbix-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Remove pcp-export-zabbix-agent Configurations and Data
To remove pcp-export-zabbix-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Remove pcp-export-zabbix-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcp-export-zabbix-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcp-export-zabbix-agent
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
