How to Install and Uninstall nagios3 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "nagios3" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install nagios3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nagios3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nagios3" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall nagios3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nagios3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nagios3 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nagios3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Depends: nagios3-cgi (= 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3), nagios3-core (= 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3)
Suggests: nagios-nrpe-plugin
Filename: pool/main/n/nagios3/nagios3_3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1542
MD5sum: 8e533c3dc17db571c6ef20a005ec5c8e
SHA1: 29600c244176911c83bdbeae712b7e3b8f875a07
SHA256: eaceb1dfd7fe4babab8d56f09a14ed00f502f60065e0b21ee65f09e61234811d
SHA512: 8b7a4cf7a539b31512cf7acaadb2fc6bb7a9b942db3ec4bed2dc3d0cba6e7227fbc9fa6363f291d32b9e31994da8e347181d64130ca7bb5b41fc271323570e27
Homepage: http://www.nagios.org/
Description-en: host/service/network monitoring and management system
Nagios is a monitoring and management system for hosts, services and
networks.
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Nagios' features include:
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* Monitoring of network services (via TCP port, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, NNTP,
PING, etc.)
* Plugin interface to allow for user-developed service checks
* Contact notifications when problems occur and get resolved (via email,
pager, or user-defined method)
* Ability to define event handlers to be run during service or host events
(for proactive problem resolution)
* Web output (current status, notifications, problem history, log file, etc.)
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Nagios was written in C and is designed to be easy to understand and modify
to fit your own needs.
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This is a metapackage which depends on the nagios core and the webfrontend
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This package is the new version 3.x series of nagios, which replaced
the 2.x versions.
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Nagios is a replacement of the Netsaint project. It accepts and uses the
previous Netsaint modules transparently.
.
Upstream URL: http://www.nagios.org/
Description-md5: 78bdbf6266ea3d4a5a2582c32c587c82
Supported: 5y

Package: nagios3
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 9
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1
Depends: nagios3-cgi (= 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1), nagios3-core (= 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1)
Suggests: nagios-nrpe-plugin
Filename: pool/main/n/nagios3/nagios3_3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1542
MD5sum: da722b2185614d71c3aa7dba62c08b81
SHA1: 67e41d301402562f56a92fb09c4fa632a2d534b9
SHA256: eb0a9274b15edb988a17f1f52dbe9e785d1864a6170a88ee2fbb4355199caf13
Description-en: host/service/network monitoring and management system
Nagios is a monitoring and management system for hosts, services and
networks.
.
Nagios' features include:
.
* Monitoring of network services (via TCP port, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, NNTP,
PING, etc.)
* Plugin interface to allow for user-developed service checks
* Contact notifications when problems occur and get resolved (via email,
pager, or user-defined method)
* Ability to define event handlers to be run during service or host events
(for proactive problem resolution)
* Web output (current status, notifications, problem history, log file, etc.)
.
Nagios was written in C and is designed to be easy to understand and modify
to fit your own needs.
.
This is a metapackage which depends on the nagios core and the webfrontend
.
This package is the new version 3.x series of nagios, which replaced
the 2.x versions.
.
Nagios is a replacement of the Netsaint project. It accepts and uses the
previous Netsaint modules transparently.
.
Upstream URL: http://www.nagios.org/
Description-md5: 78bdbf6266ea3d4a5a2582c32c587c82
Homepage: http://www.nagios.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y