Ubuntu install vnstat console network traffic monitor

vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor for Ubuntu and other Linux systems. It is useful for monitoring network traffic and bandwidth usage over time.

To install vnStat on Ubuntu, you can use the following steps:

1. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

2. Install the vnStat package by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install vnstat

3. Once the installation is complete, vnStat should be installed and ready to use.

To use vnStat, you can use the vnstat command followed by a subcommand and any necessary options. For example, to display the current network traffic statistics, you can run the following command:

vnstat

To display the traffic statistics for a specific network interface, you can use the -i option followed by the interface name. For example, to display the traffic statistics for the eth0 interface, you can run the following command:

vnstat -i eth0

You can also use vnStat to display the traffic statistics for a specific time period. For example, to display the traffic statistics for the current month, you can run the following command:

vnstat -m

For more information on using vnStat, you can refer to the vnStat documentation or run the vnstat --help command to display a list of available options.