How to Install and Uninstall vnstat Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "vnstat" package

Please follow the guidance below to install vnstat on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall vnstat on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: vnstat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Göttsche
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 263
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.6.1), adduser, lsb-base
Suggests: vnstati
Filename: pool/universe/v/vnstat/vnstat_2.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 85924
MD5sum: 8723e81770163a9a170263647f3370c4
SHA1: 335e13dd40a9bdf4bc7327d68777691ce217a505
SHA256: 497f2c1fc94f554fa373bf5f333baf47509cb0f6e4a8246263955c0086d2b6e0
SHA512: 32b125b154a46d870a02b5fc3c39cdc6c0f3404ef7c4bf0c5ae6ecfe376907d172bc8a4f091e8c2fc699aafcbb7f12bb4ae70e0bf708b517fd3196ffe8cd6d1a
Homepage: https://humdi.net/vnstat/
Description-en: 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: 08af52ede864e5ad37a762d616520683