How To Install iptraf-ng on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptraf-ng on Kali Linux.
What is iptraf-ng
iptraf-ng is:
IPTraf-ng is an ncurses-based IP LAN monitor that generates various network statistics including TCP info, UDP counts, ICMP and OSPF information, Ethernet load info, node stats, IP checksum errors, and others.
IPTraf-ng is the next generation of IPTraf started as a fork of original iptraf-3.0.0.
There are three methods to install iptraf-ng 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 iptraf-ng Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install iptraf-ng using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iptraf-ngInstall iptraf-ng Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install iptraf-ng using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iptraf-ngInstall iptraf-ng 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install iptraf-ng using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iptraf-ngHow To Uninstall iptraf-ng on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the iptraf-ng package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iptraf-ngUninstall iptraf-ng And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iptraf-ng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iptraf-ngRemove iptraf-ng Configurations and Data
To remove iptraf-ng configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iptraf-ngRemove iptraf-ng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iptraf-ng configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iptraf-ngDependencies
iptraf-ng have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptraf-ng package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.