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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "nagios-plugins-extra" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nagios-plugins-extra
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nagios-plugins-extra" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall nagios-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: nagios-plugins-extra
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 193
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: monitoring-plugins
Version: 2.1.2-2ubuntu2
Replaces: nagios-plugins, nagios-plugins-standard (<= 1.4.8-2)
Depends: monitoring-plugins-standard
Conflicts: nagios-plugins (<= 1.4.2-3)
Filename: pool/universe/m/monitoring-plugins/nagios-plugins-extra_2.1.2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 4022
MD5sum: 1a1679d5b1302b6b8b146407b27d6f52
SHA1: 12dfb0ff7611e883970b85822d37e0510e1b7778
SHA256: 2fda4338b3334ed076242adae3eaa6078c4b0ec68627ce962de7a1706a44683a
Description-en: transitional dummy package
This dummy package is provided to support the transition from
nagios-plugins to monitoring-plugins and should be removed afterwards. In
Ubuntu, monitoring-plugins-standard replaces the plugins previously provided
by nagios-plugins-extra as the Ubuntu-specific -extra separation is no longer
required.
Description-md5: 4e01c89f798656600d49cfe64bc76a86
Homepage: https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu