How To Install weathermap4rrd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install weathermap4rrd on Debian 9. weathermap4rrd is script that generates picture network links utilization

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install weathermap4rrd on Debian 9.

What is weathermap4rrd

weathermap4rrd is:

Network Weathermap4RRD is a perl script that generates picture network links utilization. Data used to create graph are acquired from RRDTool databases and are displayed as two ways colored arrows on a map representing the logical topology of the network.

There are three methods to install weathermap4rrd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install weathermap4rrd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install weathermap4rrd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install weathermap4rrd

Install weathermap4rrd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install weathermap4rrd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install weathermap4rrd

Install weathermap4rrd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install weathermap4rrd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install weathermap4rrd

How To Uninstall weathermap4rrd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the weathermap4rrd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove weathermap4rrd

Uninstall weathermap4rrd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall weathermap4rrd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weathermap4rrd

Remove weathermap4rrd Configurations and Data

To remove weathermap4rrd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge weathermap4rrd

Remove weathermap4rrd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove weathermap4rrd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weathermap4rrd

Dependencies

weathermap4rrd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install weathermap4rrd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.