How to Install and Uninstall prometheus-node-exporter Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "prometheus-node-exporter" package

This tutorial shows how to install prometheus-node-exporter on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "prometheus-node-exporter" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall prometheus-node-exporter on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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3. Information about the prometheus-node-exporter package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: prometheus-node-exporter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.18.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1
Built-Using: golang-1.13 (= 1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1), golang-dbus (= 5.0.3-1), golang-github-alecthomas-units (= 0.0~git20151022.0.2efee85-4), golang-github-beorn7-perks (= 1.0.1-1), golang-github-coreos-go-systemd (= 22.0.0-1), golang-github-prometheus-client-golang (= 0.9.2-0ubuntu3), golang-github-prometheus-client-model (= 0.0.2+git20171117.99fa1f4-1), golang-github-prometheus-common (= 0.7.0-1), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.0~git20200221.2aa609c-1), golang-go.uber-atomic (= 1.2.0+git20170719.9.70bd126-1), golang-go.uber-multierr (= 1.1.0-1), golang-golang-x-net-dev (= 1:0.0+git20190811.74dc4d7+dfsg-1), golang-golang-x-sync (= 0.0~git20190911.cd5d95a-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20190726.fc99dfb-1ubuntu2), golang-gopkg-alecthomas-kingpin.v2 (= 2.2.6-1), golang-goprotobuf (= 1.3.2-2), golang-logrus (= 1.3.0-1), golang-procfs (= 0.0.10-1), golang-protobuf-extensions (= 1.0.1-1)
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12003
Depends: daemon | systemd-sysv, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: dbus, prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Filename: pool/universe/p/prometheus-node-exporter/prometheus-node-exporter_0.18.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 3551512
MD5sum: e3b406344a49599507fcc999691056d1
SHA1: 02c5601232a555d2d58ae1b659c2673dc90a1dd7
SHA256: 137b4c294e018c1415bcd416215f4c5c1bd2fd20facf442ca531f72318c20d62
SHA512: cda41fa177a32f3cb2c47f15656325aeabd4a534ccf5e7498914ec63352a6dda1f30e08043de82c2f491e9f6df388f34c7936401d620b2b752c37464139d9550
Homepage: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
Description: Prometheus exporter for machine metrics
Description-md5: 9366958e5739169b3c3e951f14e3802f

Package: prometheus-node-exporter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.18.1+ds-2
Built-Using: golang-1.13 (= 1.13.8-1ubuntu1), golang-dbus (= 5.0.3-1), golang-github-alecthomas-units (= 0.0~git20151022.0.2efee85-4), golang-github-beorn7-perks (= 1.0.1-1), golang-github-cespare-xxhash (= 2.1.1-1), golang-github-coreos-go-systemd (= 22.0.0-1), golang-github-prometheus-client-golang (= 1.2.1-3), golang-github-prometheus-client-model (= 0.0.2+git20171117.99fa1f4-1), golang-github-prometheus-common (= 0.7.0-1), golang-go.uber-atomic (= 1.2.0+git20170719.9.70bd126-1), golang-go.uber-multierr (= 1.1.0-1), golang-golang-x-net (= 1:0.0+git20191112.2180aed+dfsg-3), golang-golang-x-sync (= 0.0~git20190423.1122301-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20190726.fc99dfb-1ubuntu2), golang-gopkg-alecthomas-kingpin.v2 (= 2.2.6-1), golang-goprotobuf (= 1.3.2-2), golang-logrus (= 1.4.2-1), golang-procfs (= 0.0.8-1), golang-protobuf-extensions (= 1.0.1-1)
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11991
Depends: daemon | systemd-sysv, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: dbus, prometheus-node-exporter-collectors
Filename: pool/universe/p/prometheus-node-exporter/prometheus-node-exporter_0.18.1+ds-2_amd64.deb
Size: 3550916
MD5sum: d98b70d66c8908f0418dc47b6dfcc7b9
SHA1: 6871baa64e5177f18a010ac07773212a87abb8f6
SHA256: f19dc3d13a74b5ddd0c0911bb218dffcb77cce036193e44329ab46e52240a9ac
Homepage: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
Description: Prometheus exporter for machine metrics
Description-md5: 9366958e5739169b3c3e951f14e3802f