How to Install and Uninstall vnstat Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "vnstat" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install vnstat on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall vnstat on Kali Linux:


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

Package: vnstat
Version: 2.12-1
Installed-Size: 328
Maintainer: Christian Göttsche
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.34), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.6.1)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: vnstati
Size: 119500
SHA256: 9c62e07aa832b9a204bb2d150aacc88fbb4fca8b2fe848b8a80d22d9a80944b9
SHA1: 9db2ec0548ce383d364df55925329b967fd40ac2
MD5sum: 819ee380c99ec289294d2fce09ee13b3
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.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://humdi.net/vnstat/
Tag: admin::monitoring, interface::commandline, protocol::ethernet,
role::program, scope::utility, use::analysing, use::measuring,
use::monitor, works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vnstat/vnstat_2.12-1_amd64.deb