How To Install bwbar on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bwbar on Debian 9.
What is bwbar
bwbar is:
This program will output a PNG and a text file that can be used in scripts or be included in web pages to show current bandwidth usage. The amount of total bandwidth can be customized. The PNG output appears as a bar graph showing maximum possible usage with the current inbound or outbound usage shown as a differently colored bar.
There are three methods to install bwbar 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 bwbar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bwbar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bwbar
Install bwbar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bwbar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bwbar
Install bwbar 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 bwbar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bwbar
How To Uninstall bwbar on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bwbar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bwbar
Uninstall bwbar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bwbar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bwbar
Remove bwbar Configurations and Data
To remove bwbar configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bwbar
Remove bwbar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bwbar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bwbar
Dependencies
bwbar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bwbar package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.