How To Install pynag on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pynag

pynag is:

The main goal of this project is to provide a Python tool for pragmatically handling Nagios configuration file maintenance, and plugin development.

This package contains the executable program pynag which uses the pynag module to inspect and manipulate nagios configuration.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pynag

Install pynag Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pynag

Install pynag 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 pynag using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pynag

How To Uninstall pynag on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pynag

Uninstall pynag And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pynag

Remove pynag Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pynag

Remove pynag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pynag

Dependencies

pynag have the following dependencies:

• python3-pynag
• python3

References

• pynag website

Summary

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