Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors on Kali Linux.
What is prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
prometheus-node-exporter-collectors is:
Optional textfile collector scripts which extend the functionality of
Prometheus node_exporter, or process output from external binaries into
the Prometheus metrics format, to be exposed by node_exporter.
There are three methods to install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors 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 prometheus-node-exporter-collectors Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install prometheus-node-exporter-collectorsInstall prometheus-node-exporter-collectors 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
How To Uninstall prometheus-node-exporter-collectors on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the prometheus-node-exporter-collectors package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Uninstall prometheus-node-exporter-collectors And Its Dependencies
To uninstall prometheus-node-exporter-collectors and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Remove prometheus-node-exporter-collectors Configurations and Data
To remove prometheus-node-exporter-collectors configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Remove prometheus-node-exporter-collectors configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove prometheus-node-exporter-collectors configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Dependencies
prometheus-node-exporter-collectors have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install prometheus-node-exporter-collectors package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
