How To Install poolcounter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is poolcounter

poolcounter is:

PoolCounter is a network daemon which provides mutex-like functionality, with a limited wait queue length. If too many servers try to do the same thing at the same time, the wait queue overflows and some configurable action might be taken by subsequent clients, such as displaying an error message or using a stale cache entry.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install poolcounter

Install poolcounter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install poolcounter

Install poolcounter 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 poolcounter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install poolcounter

How To Uninstall poolcounter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove poolcounter

Uninstall poolcounter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove poolcounter

Remove poolcounter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge poolcounter

Remove poolcounter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge poolcounter

Dependencies

poolcounter have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libevent-2.1-7
• adduser

References

• poolcounter website

Summary

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