How To Install bandwidthd-pgsql on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bandwidthd-pgsql on Ubuntu 20.04. bandwidthd-pgsql is Tracks usage of TCP/IP and builds html files with graphs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bandwidthd-pgsql on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bandwidthd-pgsql

bandwidthd-pgsql is:

BandwidthD tracks usage of TCP/IP network subnets and builds html files with graphs to display utilization. Charts are built by individual IPs. Color Codes HTTP, TCP,UDP, ICMP, VPN, P2P, etc.

This is the PostgreSQL version of bandwidthd which supports multiple sensors and uses a dynamic (php-based) web interface. If you don’t need these features then using the package bandwidthd is suggested.

There are three methods to install bandwidthd-pgsql on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bandwidthd-pgsql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bandwidthd-pgsql

Install bandwidthd-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bandwidthd-pgsql

Install bandwidthd-pgsql 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 bandwidthd-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bandwidthd-pgsql

How To Uninstall bandwidthd-pgsql on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bandwidthd-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bandwidthd-pgsql

Uninstall bandwidthd-pgsql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bandwidthd-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bandwidthd-pgsql

Remove bandwidthd-pgsql Configurations and Data

To remove bandwidthd-pgsql configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bandwidthd-pgsql

Remove bandwidthd-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bandwidthd-pgsql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bandwidthd-pgsql package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.