bandwidth counter for mobile data connection
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Hello,
I have a small bandwidth mobile phone contract so I need to control my usage of bandwith.
I use vnstat (https://humdi.net/vnstat/)
It is not sophisticated but it works.Example of result:
phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~/Scripts$ ./consum.sh
rx / tx / total / estimatedccmni0:
jul '18 2,08 MiB / 289 KiB / 2,36 MiB / 0 KiB
yesterday 0 KiB / 0 KiB / 0 KiB
today 0 KiB / 0 KiB / 0 KiB / --I haven't found no ubuntu repo with vnstat compiled for our platform so I get it from debian.
Here I get the version of debian depending on my version of ubuntu:
So I'll download for version 15:
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/vnstatAnd for version 16 (Sorry Haven't tried it, still on 15!!!) should be
https://packages.debian.org/stretch/vnstatNext I need to check my arquitecture so I open a console on my phone and
dpkg --print-architecture
In my case the answer is
armf ( vegeta)
So I download the correct versionhttp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/v/vnstat/vnstat_1.12-2_armhf.deb for ubuntu 15.
In order to dpkg a file the filesystem needs to be on read write mode.
mount /dev/loop0 / -o remount,rw
sudo dpkg <filename>
My root filesystem is on readOnly mode most of the time. Vnstat needs to keep info and It can't be on base filesystem.
I Edit the /etc/vnstat.conf and put the database dir inside the home.
DatabaseDir "/home/phablet/.vnstat"
and reboot the phone (I don't know if this is mandatory ).create dir /home/phablet/.vnstat
First I need to tell vnstat to control the ccmni0 connection.
vnstat —create -i ccmni0
finally I have a script with this instructions:
sudo vnstat -u
sudo vnstat -i ccmni0 -d -sThe first one updates vnstat internal counters and the next one gives the already shown result.
PS: Feel free to move this post where it should be if it's not in the rigth place.
Feel free to correct, change or update anything.
Thanks to all active people that are making UBPORTS REAL.
Salut! -
@uri hi,
vnstatis compiled for xenial (armhf) already
See all the available archs for that package here https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/vnstat
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The link you provide does not give any download url ( or I can't see it). This is the main reason I looked out of ubuntu repos.
But, of course, I can be wrong as usual...
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@uri as a general information, if you click on "download vnstat" in that page, you'll find the related info about that [0].
In short, you need to use any mirror [1] you want, and download the package you want directly or use
aptwith the propersources.list.It seems there's a problem in this specific case though, because in spite of the package being named (
vnstat_1.14-1ubuntu2_armhf.deb) with its checksums and all, when you go to v.g. http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vnstat/ the armhf package is not there.I don't know why, sorry.
[0] https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/armhf/vnstat/download
[1] https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors -
I don't know why neither. But don't feel sorry.
I just looked for a way of getting what I wanted... Thanks for your replies and as I said before (as I'm not an expert nor even an amateur), Feel free to correct, change or update anything that could improve the main goal of the post.
Salut! -
Do we have an app for that? We should... Or better: this could be the first useful information for the lock screen stats...
Instead of displaying the data for today, it should display the data for the current month in that case... -
This I think would be very useful as a section of the "Today" screen. I would love to be able to develop something like this along with a dual display clock that can show two countries time for the screen.
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The corresponding package can be found under: http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/universe/v/vnstat/vnstat_1.14-1ubuntu2_armhf.deb
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@hummlbach said in bandwidth counter for mobile data connection:
Do we have an app for that? We should... Or better: this could be the first useful information for the lock screen stats...
Instead of displaying the data for today, it should display the data for the current month in that case...an app can put this information inside the "circle", there is a api
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@einstein212 I agree. It sounds really beautiful...
@fisch02 yes for version 16 of ubports. But where is vnstat for ubuntu 15?
Still a mistery.1 more thing:
By the way that I'm working with vnstat, it resets it's counters on every 1st day of month. I don't know if its customizable or not.I'm so sorry, I have no time nor knowledge to develop this, but here is the first brick of it.
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@fisch02 wow you found it!
There are a lot of vnstat packages for armhf in that directory. I think this is the latest http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vnstat/vnstat_1.14-1ubuntu2_armhf.deb
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@advocatux According to http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety/universe/binary-armhf/Packages.gz , vnstat_1.14-1ubuntu2 is for Yakkety Yak (aka. 16.10), while according to http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/vivid/universe/binary-armhf/Packages.gz the Package for Vervid Vivid (aka. 15.04) is vnstat_1.12-2.
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@fisch02 interesting, because in https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/armhf/vnstat/download you can see
vnstat_1.14-1ubuntu2_armhf.debas the version for xenial -
@advocatux The old Package link, that I send on your Request is the one for the current stable UBports, which uses an outdated Ubuntu 15.04, while the first one is for the rc and devel UBports, which use the currently supported Ubuntu 16.04. This also the reason, why both Packagelinks have a different subdomain
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@fisch02 ah, okay, sorry for the misunderstanding!
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@einstein212 mhmm... I don't know the api yet, but i guess i have to start the app at least to make the api calls that update the figures...(?) But why should actually start the app if I have the data in the circle indicator...
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I was about to post a reply to this post, but I found this bug on GitHub : Mobile data usage monitoring #66
Just to let other know that's a work in progress -
An update on vnstat on Nexus 5:
instead of ccmni0 the network interface is rmnet0.
The easiest way to get it is getting the list of ifconfig network interfaces and start guessing.
Salut! -
@uri even though this is an old revived thread, only to let you know I'm right now working to provide an app bringing such a capability. I'm facing right now some troubles but I'm along the way to solve all those and maybe soon I'll come out with a concept app. Only for your information, the approach in my app is to exploit the API QNetworkConfigurationManager.
Matteo
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