How To Install mz on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mz on Debian 9.
What is mz
mz is:
mausezahn (mz) is a fast traffic generator written in C which allows you to send nearly every possible and impossible packet. It is mainly used to test VoIP or multicast networks but also for security audits to check whether your systems are hardened enough for specific attacks. Mausezahn can be used for example:
- as traffic generator (e.g. to stress multicast networks);
- to precisely measure jitter (delay variations) between two hosts (e.g. for VoIP-SLA verification);
- as didactical tool during a datacom lecture or for lab exercises;
- for penetration testing of firewalls and IDS;
- for DoS attacks on networks (for audit purposes of course);
- to find bugs in network software or appliances;
- for reconnaissance attacks using ping sweeps and port scans;
- to test network behaviour under strange circumstances (stress test, malformed packets, …).
There are three methods to install mz on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mz
Install mz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mz
Install mz Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mz
How To Uninstall mz on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mz
Uninstall mz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mz
Remove mz Configurations and Data
To remove mz configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mz
Remove mz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mz
Dependencies
mz have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mz package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
