How To Install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8. trace-summary is A script generating break-downs of network traffic

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `trace-summary`

trace-summary is a Python script that generates break-downs of network traffic, including lists of the top hosts, protocols, ports, etc. Optionally, it can generate output separately for incoming vs. outgoing traffic, per subnet, and per time-interval.

We can use yum or dnf to install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install trace-summary.

Install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install trace-summary using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install trace-summary

Install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install trace-summary using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install trace-summary

How To Uninstall trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the trace-summary package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove trace-summary

trace-summary Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/trace-summary
/usr/share/doc/trace-summary
/usr/share/doc/trace-summary/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/trace-summary/README
/usr/share/licenses/trace-summary
/usr/share/licenses/trace-summary/COPYING

References

trace-summary website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install trace-summary on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.