How to Install and Uninstall ethstats Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ethstats" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ethstats on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ethstats on Kali Linux:


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

Package: ethstats
Version: 1.2.1-4
Installed-Size: 23
Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any
Size: 8480
SHA256: f301b0f48e6cc8e67de04b1bca1c41e17a783df4fdb7b39acc23d36a085596d9
SHA1: 74db72a7a4dc552823232cd65d90a2b17cbda0ad
MD5sum: b0ea324b1d492f69a9ba79776d847699
Description: script that quickly measures network device throughput
ethstats works by parsing the /proc/net/dev file that the Linux kernel
maintains, and thus utilizes a negligible amount of CPU time. ethstats
shows the throughput of each device in both megabits per second and
packets per second.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://devel.ringlet.net/net/ethstats/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/ethstats/ethstats_1.2.1-4_all.deb