How to Install and Uninstall net-acct Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "net-acct" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install net-acct on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                net-acct
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "net-acct" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall net-acct on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                net-acct
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the net-acct package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: net-acct
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 200
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stéphane Glondu
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.71-9
Depends: logrotate, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/net-acct/net-acct_0.71-9_amd64.deb
Size: 49994
MD5sum: ffc5e60b93e69d2fee555bc79d42c25c
SHA1: 856508c80ebfb1f643f012938db8fdd35bd0344b
SHA256: 506188f0a3092c55b64e70b7df02c26c1464e9df63a817373d02b7637d065c70
Description-en: User-mode IP accounting daemon
This package logs network traffic. It provides a daemon (nacctd) that
logs all traffic passing the machine it runs on (similar to what tcpdump
does).
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Capability is provided to associate traffic to slip/ppp users in case you
run a slip/ppp server.
Description-md5: 7d59c4ce52893a56d26782c91b0b12c5
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu