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Quick installation of vnstat:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: vnstat
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install vnstat
Package Details | |
| Package: | vnstat |
| Version: | 1.11-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://humdi.net/vnstat/ |
| Description: | console-based network traffic monitor 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. Homepage: http://humdi.net/vnstat/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install vnstat on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If vnstat is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L vnstat' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L vnstat Package `vnstat' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing vnstat:
After system update use the following command to install vnstat:
sudo apt-get install vnstat
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove vnstat from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the vnstat from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the vnstat following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove vnstat
Following command is used to remove the vnstat package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove vnstat
This will remove vnstat and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing vnstat with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge vnstat
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove vnstat
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with vnstat package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
