How To Install iptotal on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install iptotal on Kali Linux. iptotal is monitor for IP traffic, not requiring SNMP

Introduction

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

What is iptotal

iptotal is:

iptotal is yet another IP traffic monitor. It listens to a network interface in non-promiscuous mode, and measures IP bandwidth usage. After the specified number of seconds, the average throughput is printed at total, input and output usage.

The utility can be used to measure bandwidth usage without the need for an SNMP daemon. In combination with a simple script and rrdtool it can be used to present the measured data in graphical format e.g. through a web interface. The package contains www + CGI sample files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install iptotal

Install iptotal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iptotal

Install iptotal 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 iptotal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iptotal

How To Uninstall iptotal on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove iptotal

Uninstall iptotal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iptotal

Remove iptotal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge iptotal

Remove iptotal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iptotal

Dependencies

iptotal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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