How To Install vitrage-api on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vitrage-api on Kali Linux. vitrage-api is OpenStack RCA as a Service - API server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vitrage-api on Kali Linux.

What is vitrage-api

vitrage-api is:

Vitrage provides a root cause analysis service, which is used for analyzing the topology and alarms of the cloud, and providing insights about it.

This package provides the REST API server.

There are three methods to install vitrage-api 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 vitrage-api Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vitrage-api

Install vitrage-api Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vitrage-api

Install vitrage-api 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 vitrage-api using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vitrage-api

How To Uninstall vitrage-api on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vitrage-api package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vitrage-api

Uninstall vitrage-api And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vitrage-api

Remove vitrage-api Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vitrage-api

Remove vitrage-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vitrage-api

Dependencies

vitrage-api have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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