How To Install pktstat on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pktstat
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pktstat
pktstat is:
pktstat displays a real-time list of active connections seen on a network interface, and how much bandwidth is being used by what.
It partially decodes HTTP and FTP protocols to show what filename is being transferred, as well as X11 application names. Entries hang around on the screen for a few seconds so you can see what just happened.
It also accepts BPF expressions.
There are three methods to install pktstat
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pktstat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pktstat
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pktstat
Install pktstat Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pktstat
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pktstat
Install pktstat 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pktstat
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pktstat
How To Uninstall pktstat on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pktstat
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pktstat
Uninstall pktstat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pktstat
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pktstat
Remove pktstat Configurations and Data
To remove pktstat
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pktstat
Remove pktstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pktstat
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pktstat
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pktstat
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.