How to Install and Uninstall heartbeat Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "heartbeat" package

Please follow the guidance below to install heartbeat on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                heartbeat
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "heartbeat" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall heartbeat on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                heartbeat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the heartbeat package on Kali Linux

Package: heartbeat
Version: 1:3.0.6-14
Installed-Size: 1330
Maintainer: Debian HA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: cluster-messaging-framework
Depends: adduser, cluster-glue, gawk, iproute2, inetutils-ping | iputils-ping | ping, libpam-runtime, libxml2-utils, psmisc, resource-agents, python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libheartbeat2 (>= 1:3.0.6), libpils2, libplumb2, libplumbgpl2, libstonith1
Recommends: iptables, logrotate, pacemaker, rsyslog | system-log-daemon
Size: 317176
SHA256: 43cbd508cfa307be7139eb6821ccbaa265dcda51b3a11ce0f6df21de4800b73c
SHA1: 148f3ecc98ab25e516c01384a9645decdf2c0789
MD5sum: 6f2dda950d31b18e00a2833c8320ed2f
Description: Subsystem for High-Availability Linux
heartbeat is a messaging subsystem for high availability which implements
serial, UDP, and PPP/UDP heartbeats.
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It is one of the messaging layers supported by the Pacemaker
cluster resource manager.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.linux-ha.org/
Tag: implemented-in::python, interface::daemon, network::hiavailability,
role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/heartbeat/heartbeat_3.0.6-14_amd64.deb