How To Install rrdtool on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rrdtool on Kali Linux.
What is rrdtool
rrdtool is:
The Round Robin Database Tool (RRDtool) is a system to store and display time-series data (e.g. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in Round Robin Databases (RRDs), a very compact way that will not expand over time. RRDtool processes the extracted data to enforce a certain data density, allowing for useful graphical representation of data values.
RRDtool is often used via various wrappers that can poll data from devices and feed data into RRDs, as well as provide a friendlier user interface and customized graphs.
This package contains command-line programs used to access and manipulate RRDs.
There are three methods to install rrdtool 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 rrdtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rrdtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rrdtoolInstall rrdtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rrdtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rrdtoolInstall rrdtool 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rrdtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rrdtoolHow To Uninstall rrdtool on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the rrdtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rrdtoolUninstall rrdtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rrdtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rrdtoolRemove rrdtool Configurations and Data
To remove rrdtool configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rrdtoolRemove rrdtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rrdtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rrdtoolDependencies
rrdtool have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rrdtool package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.