How To Install vnstat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vnstat on Kali Linux. vnstat is console-based network traffic monitor

Introduction

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

What is vnstat

vnstat is:

vnStat is a network traffic monitor for Linux. It keeps a log of daily network traffic for the selected interface(s). vnStat is not a packet sniffer. The traffic information is analyzed from the /proc filesystem, so vnStat can be used without root permissions.

There are three methods to install vnstat 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 vnstat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vnstat

Install vnstat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vnstat

Install vnstat 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 vnstat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vnstat

How To Uninstall vnstat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vnstat

Uninstall vnstat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vnstat

Remove vnstat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vnstat

Remove vnstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vnstat

Dependencies

vnstat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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