Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install prometheus on Kali Linux.
What is prometheus
prometheus is:
Prometheus is a systems and services monitoring system. It collects metrics
from configured targets at given intervals, evaluates rule expressions,
displays the results, and can trigger alerts if some condition is observed to
be true.
Prometheus’ main distinguishing features as compared to other monitoring
systems are:
- A multi-dimensional data model (timeseries defined by metric name and set
of key/value dimensions). - A flexible query language to leverage this dimensionality.
- No dependency on distributed storage; single server nodes are autonomous.
- Timeseries collection happens via a pull model over HTTP.
- Pushing timeseries is supported via an intermediary gateway.
- Targets are discovered via service discovery or static configuration.
- Multiple modes of graphing and dashboarding support.
- Federation support coming soon.
There are three methods to install prometheus 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install prometheus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install prometheusInstall prometheus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install prometheus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install prometheusInstall prometheus 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 prometheus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install prometheusHow To Uninstall prometheus on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the prometheus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove prometheusUninstall prometheus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall prometheus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove prometheusRemove prometheus Configurations and Data
To remove prometheus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge prometheusRemove prometheus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove prometheus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prometheus
Dependencies
prometheus have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- adduser
- fonts-glyphicons-halflings
- libjs-bootstrap4
- libjs-eonasdan-bootstrap-datetimepicker
- libjs-jquery
- libjs-jquery-hotkeys
- libjs-moment
- libjs-moment-timezone
- libjs-mustache
- libjs-popper.js
- libjs-rickshaw
- libc6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install prometheus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
