How To Install pynag on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pynag on Ubuntu.
What is pynag
pynag is:
The main goal of this project is to provide a Python tool for pragmatically handling Nagios configuration file maintenance, and plugin development.
This package contains the executable program pynag which uses the pynag module to inspect and manipulate nagios configuration.
There are three methods to install pynag on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pynag Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pynag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pynag
Install pynag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pynag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pynag
Install pynag 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 pynag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pynag
How To Uninstall pynag on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pynag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pynag
Uninstall pynag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pynag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pynag
Remove pynag Configurations and Data
To remove pynag configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pynag
Remove pynag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pynag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pynag
Dependencies
pynag have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pynag package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.