How To Install sockstat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sockstat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sockstat
sockstat is:
Sockstat is a tool to let you view information about open connections. It is similar to the tool of the same name that is included in FreeBSD, trying to faithfully reproduce as much functionality as is possible.
This version of sockstat contains several additional features, like the ability to look up sockets in use by GID, UID and process name, as well as the other criteria supported by FreeBSD’s sockstat.
There are three methods to install sockstat on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sockstat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sockstat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sockstat
Install sockstat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sockstat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sockstat
Install sockstat 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 sockstat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sockstat
How To Uninstall sockstat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sockstat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sockstat
Uninstall sockstat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sockstat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sockstat
Remove sockstat Configurations and Data
To remove sockstat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sockstat
Remove sockstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sockstat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sockstat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sockstat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
