How To Install prometheus-xmpp-alerts on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install prometheus-xmpp-alerts on Kali Linux. prometheus-xmpp-alerts is web hook that forwards prometheus alerts over XMPP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install prometheus-xmpp-alerts on Kali Linux.

What is prometheus-xmpp-alerts

prometheus-xmpp-alerts is:

This package provides a web hook for the prometheus alertmanager that can deliver alerts from prometheus over XMPP (Jabber).

There are three methods to install prometheus-xmpp-alerts 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 prometheus-xmpp-alerts Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install prometheus-xmpp-alerts

Install prometheus-xmpp-alerts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install prometheus-xmpp-alerts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install prometheus-xmpp-alerts

Install prometheus-xmpp-alerts 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 prometheus-xmpp-alerts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install prometheus-xmpp-alerts

How To Uninstall prometheus-xmpp-alerts on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the prometheus-xmpp-alerts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove prometheus-xmpp-alerts

Uninstall prometheus-xmpp-alerts And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove prometheus-xmpp-alerts

Remove prometheus-xmpp-alerts Configurations and Data

To remove prometheus-xmpp-alerts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge prometheus-xmpp-alerts

Remove prometheus-xmpp-alerts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove prometheus-xmpp-alerts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prometheus-xmpp-alerts

Dependencies

prometheus-xmpp-alerts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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