How To Install ethflux on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ethflux on Debian 11.
What is ethflux
ethflux is:
ethflux is an InfluxDB data gatherer for ethtool-style network interface information. It uses the Linux SIOCETHTOOL ioctl interface to obtain network interface statistics and other runtime data and outputs them in InfluxDB’s line protocol format for further propagation.
There are three methods to install ethflux on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ethflux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ethflux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ethflux
Install ethflux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ethflux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ethflux
Install ethflux 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 ethflux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ethflux
How To Uninstall ethflux on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ethflux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ethflux
Uninstall ethflux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ethflux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ethflux
Remove ethflux Configurations and Data
To remove ethflux configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ethflux
Remove ethflux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ethflux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ethflux
Dependencies
ethflux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ethflux package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
