How To Install net-acct on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install net-acct on Debian 9.
What is net-acct
net-acct is:
This package logs network traffic. It provides a daemon (nacctd) that logs all traffic passing the machine it runs on (similar to what tcpdump does).
Capability is provided to associate traffic to slip/ppp users in case you run a slip/ppp server.
There are three methods to install net-acct 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 net-acct Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install net-acct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install net-acct
Install net-acct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install net-acct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install net-acct
Install net-acct 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 net-acct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install net-acct
How To Uninstall net-acct on Debian 9
To uninstall only the net-acct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove net-acct
Uninstall net-acct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall net-acct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove net-acct
Remove net-acct Configurations and Data
To remove net-acct configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge net-acct
Remove net-acct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove net-acct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge net-acct
Dependencies
net-acct have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install net-acct package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.