How To Install ethstats on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ethstats on Debian 10.
What is ethstats
ethstats is:
ethstats works by parsing the /proc/net/dev file that the Linux kernel maintains, and thus utilizes a negligible amount of CPU time. ethstats shows the throughput of each device in both megabits per second and packets per second.
There are three methods to install ethstats on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ethstats Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ethstats using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ethstats
Install ethstats Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ethstats using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ethstats
Install ethstats 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 ethstats using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ethstats
How To Uninstall ethstats on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ethstats package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ethstats
Uninstall ethstats And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ethstats and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ethstats
Remove ethstats Configurations and Data
To remove ethstats configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ethstats
Remove ethstats configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ethstats configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ethstats
Dependencies
ethstats have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ethstats package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
