How To Install uvp-monitor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uvp-monitor on Ubuntu 18.04. uvp-monitor is Virtual machine UVP/Xen monitoring program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uvp-monitor on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uvp-monitor

uvp-monitor is:

The UVP Monitor provides enhancements to VMs running on UVP/Xen by collecting and exporting recource usage data as well as VM hostnames.

There are three methods to install uvp-monitor on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install uvp-monitor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uvp-monitor

Install uvp-monitor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uvp-monitor

Install uvp-monitor Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install uvp-monitor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uvp-monitor

How To Uninstall uvp-monitor on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uvp-monitor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uvp-monitor

Uninstall uvp-monitor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uvp-monitor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uvp-monitor

Remove uvp-monitor Configurations and Data

To remove uvp-monitor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uvp-monitor

Remove uvp-monitor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uvp-monitor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uvp-monitor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.