Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bandwidthd on Kali Linux.
What is bandwidthd
bandwidthd is:
BandwidthD tracks usage of TCP/IP network subnets and builds html files
with graphs to display utilization. Charts are built by individual IPs.
Color Codes HTTP, TCP,UDP, ICMP, VPN, P2P, etc.
This is the static version, see bandwidthd-pgsql for multi sensor/php frontend
bandwidthd.
There are three methods to install bandwidthd on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bandwidthd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bandwidthd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bandwidthdInstall bandwidthd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bandwidthd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bandwidthdInstall bandwidthd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bandwidthd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bandwidthd
How To Uninstall bandwidthd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bandwidthd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bandwidthd
Uninstall bandwidthd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bandwidthd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bandwidthd
Remove bandwidthd Configurations and Data
To remove bandwidthd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bandwidthd
Remove bandwidthd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bandwidthd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bandwidthd
Dependencies
bandwidthd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bandwidthd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
