How To Install zabbix-agent on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zabbix-agent on Kali Linux. zabbix-agent is network monitoring solution - agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zabbix-agent on Kali Linux.

What is zabbix-agent

zabbix-agent is:

Zabbix is a server/client network monitoring system with many features. It can be used for:

  • high level monitoring of IT services;
  • centralized monitoring of your servers and applications;
  • monitoring of SNMP-enabled devices;
  • performance monitoring (process load, network activity, disk activity, memory usage, OS parameters etc.);
  • data visualization.

This package provides the software needed to monitor a host using a Zabbix agent.

There are three methods to install zabbix-agent 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 zabbix-agent Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zabbix-agent

Install zabbix-agent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zabbix-agent

Install zabbix-agent 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 zabbix-agent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zabbix-agent

How To Uninstall zabbix-agent on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zabbix-agent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zabbix-agent

Uninstall zabbix-agent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zabbix-agent

Remove zabbix-agent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zabbix-agent

Remove zabbix-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zabbix-agent

Dependencies

zabbix-agent have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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