How to Install and Uninstall nsca-client Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "nsca-client" package

This is a short guide on how to install nsca-client on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nsca-client
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nsca-client" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall nsca-client on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: nsca-client
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: nsca
Version: 2.9.1-3.1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmcrypt4
Conflicts: nsca (<< 2.9.1-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nsca/nsca-client_2.9.1-3.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 13660
MD5sum: 2096710bb9bd75cfe20aea2683b9007a
SHA1: d868fdc3eaf975e5b09549314cae8c05cf728599
SHA256: 50ecc0f567760cc785f705da65159693f8d19e4c3a485fbf38bd7b62175b2f93
Description-en: Nagios service monitor agent - client package
This package contains only the client part of nsca and is thus
suitable for installation on systems that only report passive service
checks to a central server.
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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.
Description-md5: b339e21c7e30cccff85552c8baf5ba64
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu