How To Install mrtg-contrib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mrtg-contrib on Kali Linux. mrtg-contrib is multi router traffic grapher (contributed files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mrtg-contrib on Kali Linux.

What is mrtg-contrib

mrtg-contrib is:

A collection of sample scripts and configuration files for the Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG). This package contains the contributed files that ship with MRTG.

There are three methods to install mrtg-contrib 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 mrtg-contrib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mrtg-contrib

Install mrtg-contrib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mrtg-contrib

Install mrtg-contrib 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 mrtg-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mrtg-contrib

How To Uninstall mrtg-contrib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mrtg-contrib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mrtg-contrib

Uninstall mrtg-contrib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mrtg-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mrtg-contrib

Remove mrtg-contrib Configurations and Data

To remove mrtg-contrib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mrtg-contrib

Remove mrtg-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mrtg-contrib

Dependencies

mrtg-contrib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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