How To Install pcp-import-sheet2pcp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-sheet2pcp on Kali Linux. pcp-import-sheet2pcp is Tool for importing data from a spreadsheet into PCP archive logs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-sheet2pcp on Kali Linux.

What is pcp-import-sheet2pcp

pcp-import-sheet2pcp is:

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) front-end tool for importing spreadheet data 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-sheet2pcp 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-sheet2pcp 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-sheet2pcp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcp-import-sheet2pcp

Install pcp-import-sheet2pcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-sheet2pcp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pcp-import-sheet2pcp

Install pcp-import-sheet2pcp 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-sheet2pcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcp-import-sheet2pcp

How To Uninstall pcp-import-sheet2pcp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pcp-import-sheet2pcp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pcp-import-sheet2pcp

Uninstall pcp-import-sheet2pcp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pcp-import-sheet2pcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcp-import-sheet2pcp

Remove pcp-import-sheet2pcp Configurations and Data

To remove pcp-import-sheet2pcp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pcp-import-sheet2pcp

Remove pcp-import-sheet2pcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pcp-import-sheet2pcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcp-import-sheet2pcp

Dependencies

pcp-import-sheet2pcp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-sheet2pcp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.