How To Install capstats on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install capstats on Kali Linux.
What is capstats
capstats is a small tool for collecting statistics on the current load of a network interface, using either libpcap or the native interface for Endace??s. It reports statistics per time interval and/or for the tool??s total run-time.
There are three ways to install capstats on Kali Linux . We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install capstats Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install capstats using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install capstats
Install capstats Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install capstats using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install capstats
Install capstats 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install capstats using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install capstats
How To Uninstall capstats on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the capstats package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove capstats
Uninstall capstats And Its Dependencies
To uninstall capstats and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove capstats
Remove capstats Configurations and Data
To remove capstats configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge capstats
Remove capstats configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove capstats configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge capstats
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install capstats using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.