How To Install python3-pynag on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynag on Kali Linux. python3-pynag is Python 3 Modules for Nagios plugins and configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynag on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pynag

python3-pynag is:

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

There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-pynag using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pynag

Install python3-pynag Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pynag using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pynag

Install python3-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 python3-pynag using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pynag

How To Uninstall python3-pynag on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pynag package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pynag

Uninstall python3-pynag And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pynag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pynag

Remove python3-pynag Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pynag configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pynag

Remove python3-pynag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pynag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pynag

Dependencies

python3-pynag have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynag package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.