How to Install and Uninstall vnstat Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "vnstat" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install vnstat on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vnstat
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Felix Geyer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.14-1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), adduser
Suggests: vnstati
Filename: pool/universe/v/vnstat/vnstat_1.14-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 74138
MD5sum: 984e9fdcd87e31d36b4873639604be7b
SHA1: 717b7587c9812b28228ea896e2e587f0d00e1638
SHA256: 28995f3d93c1aae2ee9fb2c240aa73e21c1b174dc2c0ac47b531eba4fb9040db
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
Homepage: http://humdi.net/vnstat/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu