How to Install and Uninstall bpfmon Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "bpfmon" package

This tutorial shows how to install bpfmon on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bpfmon
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bpfmon" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall bpfmon on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bpfmon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bpfmon package on Kali Linux

Package: bpfmon
Version: 2.52-1
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Boian Bonev
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libyascreen0 (>= 1.93)
Size: 16560
SHA256: 31278c4bc11cb8d21f09ed691a6f1ac3a169ae5bd1dcbc3acd21103bd10e74ca
SHA1: af02fa5e175ad4dd2e54082737d116f5e0dd439a
MD5sum: 26e3925179ec4ea2e536dd3c92c21ae1
Description: traffic monitor for BPF expression/iptables rule
While tcpdump shows what packets are going through the
network, bpfmon will show how much in terms
of bytes per second and packets per second in a
nice pseudo-graphical terminal interface.
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bpfmon also supports monitoring an iptables rule that
is selected by command line option or selected from a
menu.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/bbonev/bpfmon
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode,
role::program, scope::utility, use::checking, use::measuring,
use::monitor, works-with::network-traffic
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bpfmon/bpfmon_2.52-1_amd64.deb