How To Install usbtop on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbtop on Kali Linux. usbtop is utility to show bandwidth on USB buses and devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbtop on Kali Linux.

What is usbtop

usbtop is:

Top-like utility that shows an estimated instantaneous bandwidth on USB buses and devices.

There are three methods to install usbtop on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install usbtop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install usbtop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install usbtop

Install usbtop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install usbtop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install usbtop

Install usbtop Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install usbtop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbtop

How To Uninstall usbtop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the usbtop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove usbtop

Uninstall usbtop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall usbtop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbtop

Remove usbtop Configurations and Data

To remove usbtop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge usbtop

Remove usbtop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove usbtop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbtop

Dependencies

usbtop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbtop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.