How to install prometheus-node-exporter On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove prometheus-node-exporter Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install prometheus-node-exporter On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package prometheus-node-exporter from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of prometheus-node-exporter:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: prometheus-node-exporter

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install prometheus-node-exporter

Package Details

Package:prometheus-node-exporter
Version:0.11.0+ds-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
Description:Prometheus exporter for machine metrics
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/net

How to install prometheus-node-exporter on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install prometheus-node-exporter On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove prometheus-node-exporter Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If prometheus-node-exporter is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L prometheus-node-exporter' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L prometheus-node-exporter
dpkg-query: package 'prometheus-node-exporter' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing prometheus-node-exporter:

After system update use the following command to install prometheus-node-exporter:

sudo apt-get install prometheus-node-exporter

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove prometheus-node-exporter from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the prometheus-node-exporter from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the prometheus-node-exporter following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  prometheus-node-exporter

Following command is used to remove the prometheus-node-exporter package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove prometheus-node-exporter

This will remove prometheus-node-exporter and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing prometheus-node-exporter with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge prometheus-node-exporter

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove prometheus-node-exporter

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with prometheus-node-exporter package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.