How To Install check-mk-agent-logwatch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install check-mk-agent-logwatch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is check-mk-agent-logwatch
check-mk-agent-logwatch is:
Check_mk adopts a new a approach for collecting data from operating systems and network components. It obsoletes NRPE, check_by_ssh, NSClient and check_snmp. It has many benefits, the most important of which are:
- Significant reduction of CPU usage on the monitoring host.
- Automatic inventory of items to be checked on hosts.
This package contains the logwatch plugin for the agent.
There are three methods to install check-mk-agent-logwatch 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 check-mk-agent-logwatch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install check-mk-agent-logwatch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install check-mk-agent-logwatch
Install check-mk-agent-logwatch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install check-mk-agent-logwatch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install check-mk-agent-logwatch
Install check-mk-agent-logwatch 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 check-mk-agent-logwatch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install check-mk-agent-logwatch
How To Uninstall check-mk-agent-logwatch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the check-mk-agent-logwatch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove check-mk-agent-logwatch
Uninstall check-mk-agent-logwatch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall check-mk-agent-logwatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove check-mk-agent-logwatch
Remove check-mk-agent-logwatch Configurations and Data
To remove check-mk-agent-logwatch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge check-mk-agent-logwatch
Remove check-mk-agent-logwatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove check-mk-agent-logwatch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge check-mk-agent-logwatch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install check-mk-agent-logwatch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
