How To Install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp on Kali Linux.

What is pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

pcp-import-ganglia2pcp is:

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) front-end tool for importing data from ganglia into standard PCP archive logs for replay with any PCP monitoring tool (such as pmie, pmlogsummary, pmchart or pmdumptext).

There are three methods to install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp 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 pcp-import-ganglia2pcp 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-import-ganglia2pcp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

Install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

Install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp 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 pcp-import-ganglia2pcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

How To Uninstall pcp-import-ganglia2pcp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pcp-import-ganglia2pcp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

Uninstall pcp-import-ganglia2pcp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pcp-import-ganglia2pcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

Remove pcp-import-ganglia2pcp Configurations and Data

To remove pcp-import-ganglia2pcp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

Remove pcp-import-ganglia2pcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pcp-import-ganglia2pcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcp-import-ganglia2pcp

Dependencies

pcp-import-ganglia2pcp have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• pcp-import-ganglia2pcp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-ganglia2pcp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.