How to Install and Uninstall vnstat Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 13,2025

1. Install "vnstat" package

This is a short guide on how to install vnstat on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall vnstat on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: vnstat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Göttsche
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 272
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), adduser, lsb-base
Suggests: vnstati
Filename: pool/universe/v/vnstat/vnstat_1.18-1_amd64.deb
Size: 84036
MD5sum: 6f3814f63a6a88dbea1882b6c82082d0
SHA1: 54f4c6ccaa94e9d35f706d200fa3191ae7e047be
SHA256: c19e3faa3229ba412b53b6ae9475d0c8ed29f0812fdd663ec4ab20b007c3d331
Homepage: https://humdi.net/vnstat/
Description: console-based network traffic monitor
Description-md5: 08af52ede864e5ad37a762d616520683