How To Install zktop on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install zktop on Ubuntu 18.04. zktop is top for Apache ZooKeeper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zktop on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is zktop

zktop is:

Provides a unix “top” like utility for Apache ZooKeeper.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zktop

Install zktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zktop

Install zktop 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 zktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zktop

How To Uninstall zktop on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove zktop

Uninstall zktop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zktop

Remove zktop Configurations and Data

To remove zktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zktop

Remove zktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zktop

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Summary

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