How To Install vitrage-collector on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vitrage-collector on Kali Linux. vitrage-collector is OpenStack RCA as a Service - Collector service

Introduction

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

What is vitrage-collector

vitrage-collector 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 Vitrage Collector service.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vitrage-collector

Install vitrage-collector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vitrage-collector

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

sudo aptitude -y install vitrage-collector

How To Uninstall vitrage-collector on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vitrage-collector

Uninstall vitrage-collector And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vitrage-collector

Remove vitrage-collector Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vitrage-collector

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

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

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

Dependencies

vitrage-collector have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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