How To Install xymonq on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xymonq on Kali Linux.

What is xymonq

xymonq is:

Xymonq makes the monitoring data and configuration gathered by the Xymon monitoring service available for use in shell scripts and on the command line. Multiple filtering possibilities give access to a vast amount of data in an easily usable format.

There are three methods to install xymonq 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 xymonq Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xymonq

Install xymonq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xymonq using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xymonq

Install xymonq 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 xymonq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xymonq

How To Uninstall xymonq on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xymonq package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xymonq

Uninstall xymonq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xymonq

Remove xymonq Configurations and Data

To remove xymonq configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xymonq

Remove xymonq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xymonq

Dependencies

xymonq have the following dependencies:

• xymon-client
• gawk

References

• xymonq website

Summary

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