How To Install capstats on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install capstats on Ubuntu 22.04. capstats is command-line tool for collecting network interface statistics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install capstats on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is capstats

capstats is:

capstats is a small tool for collecting statistics on the current load of a network interface, using either libpcap or the native interface for Endace’s. It reports statistics per time interval and/or for the tool’s total run-time.

There are three methods to install capstats on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install capstats Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install capstats

Install capstats Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install capstats

Install capstats 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 capstats using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install capstats

How To Uninstall capstats on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove capstats

Uninstall capstats And Its Dependencies

To uninstall capstats and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove capstats

Remove capstats Configurations and Data

To remove capstats configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge capstats

Remove capstats configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge capstats

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install capstats package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.