How To Install ethstats on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ethstats on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 on Kali Linux 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 ethstats using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ethstats

How To Uninstall ethstats on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ethstats

Remove ethstats Configurations and Data

To remove ethstats configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• perl

References

• ethstats website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ethstats package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.