How to Install and Uninstall nagios-nrpe-plugin Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "nagios-nrpe-plugin" package

This tutorial shows how to install nagios-nrpe-plugin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nagios-nrpe-plugin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nagios-nrpe-plugin" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall nagios-nrpe-plugin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nagios-nrpe-plugin package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nagios-nrpe-plugin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.15-1ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: nagios-nrpe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 47
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Conflicts: nagios-nrpe-doc
Filename: pool/main/n/nagios-nrpe/nagios-nrpe-plugin_2.15-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 13010
MD5sum: 1a688f1c5ce6efa7a48106ed67d7f9c0
SHA1: cdb4e4f325d18868258f4a28c49cbf183eee90bf
SHA256: 3e4fa75f30bd041405ffb9d8019c973da85f23b1244909ccb13ba29de54d3e3a
SHA512: bf468ed20bb8fce3d5ebf3dbd4d62aa6394e882da6fd8c0074a9ca3c3c9d249466e8baca8dd3c711606a7216f671de9a60c7096d765762d719c0c4bb15b48dba
Description-en: Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Plugin
Nagios is a host/service/network monitoring and management system.
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The purpose of this addon is to allow you to execute Nagios plugins on a
remote host in as transparent a manner as possible.
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This is a plugin that is run on the Nagios host and is used to contact the
NRPE process on remote hosts.
Description-md5: c19ebd7d65521f48328173d45f828471
Supported: 5y

Package: nagios-nrpe-plugin
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: nagios-nrpe
Version: 2.15-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Conflicts: nagios-nrpe-doc
Filename: pool/main/n/nagios-nrpe/nagios-nrpe-plugin_2.15-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 12934
MD5sum: e3a4e508e313e6ee1b55e25ef027992e
SHA1: 2c083f4245598521507527b9d651e43e15f68eeb
SHA256: 4ba5188463e2e759eb5607be54d79cda51211c6ce5718d8bedbf3bce8e1e2d59
Description-en: Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Plugin
Nagios is a host/service/network monitoring and management system.
.
The purpose of this addon is to allow you to execute Nagios plugins on a
remote host in as transparent a manner as possible.
.
This is a plugin that is run on the Nagios host and is used to contact the
NRPE process on remote hosts.
Description-md5: c19ebd7d65521f48328173d45f828471
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y