How To Install vnstat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vnstat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vnstat
vnstat is:
vnStat is a network traffic monitor for Linux. It keeps a log of daily network traffic for the selected interface(s). vnStat is not a packet sniffer. The traffic information is analyzed from the /proc filesystem, so vnStat can be used without root permissions.
There are three methods to install vnstat on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vnstat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vnstat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vnstat
Install vnstat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vnstat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vnstat
Install vnstat Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vnstat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vnstat
How To Uninstall vnstat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vnstat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vnstat
Uninstall vnstat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vnstat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vnstat
Remove vnstat Configurations and Data
To remove vnstat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vnstat
Remove vnstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vnstat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vnstat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vnstat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.