How To Install redis-sentinel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install redis-sentinel on Kali Linux. redis-sentinel is Persistent key-value database with network interface (monitoring)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redis-sentinel on Kali Linux.

What is redis-sentinel

redis-sentinel is:

Redis is a key-value database in a similar vein to memcache but the dataset is non-volatile. Redis additionally provides native support for atomically manipulating and querying data structures such as lists and sets.

This package contains the Redis Sentinel monitoring software.

There are three methods to install redis-sentinel 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 redis-sentinel Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install redis-sentinel

Install redis-sentinel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install redis-sentinel

Install redis-sentinel 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 redis-sentinel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install redis-sentinel

How To Uninstall redis-sentinel on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the redis-sentinel package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove redis-sentinel

Uninstall redis-sentinel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove redis-sentinel

Remove redis-sentinel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge redis-sentinel

Remove redis-sentinel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge redis-sentinel

Dependencies

redis-sentinel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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