How To Install pcs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcs on Kali Linux. pcs is Pacemaker Configuration System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcs on Kali Linux.

What is pcs

pcs is:

pcs is a corosync and pacemaker configuration tool. It permits users to easily view, modify and create pacemaker based clusters.

pcs also provides pcsd, which operates as a GUI and remote server for pcs. Together pcs and pcsd form the recommended configuration tool for use with pacemaker.

There are three methods to install pcs 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 pcs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pcs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcs

Install pcs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pcs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pcs

Install pcs 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 pcs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcs

How To Uninstall pcs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pcs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pcs

Uninstall pcs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcs

Remove pcs Configurations and Data

To remove pcs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pcs

Remove pcs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pcs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcs

Dependencies

pcs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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