How To Install netdiag on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netdiag on Debian 9.
What is netdiag
netdiag is:
Netdiag contains a collection of small tools to analyze network traffic and configuration of remote hosts. It is of invaluable help if your system is showing strange network behaviour and you want to find out what your network is doing. The included tools are tcpblast, netload, trafshow, netwatch, statnet, and tcpspray.
There are three methods to install netdiag 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 netdiag Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netdiag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netdiag
Install netdiag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netdiag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netdiag
Install netdiag 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 netdiag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netdiag
How To Uninstall netdiag on Debian 9
To uninstall only the netdiag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netdiag
Uninstall netdiag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netdiag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netdiag
Remove netdiag Configurations and Data
To remove netdiag configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netdiag
Remove netdiag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netdiag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netdiag
Dependencies
netdiag have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netdiag package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.