How To Install netstress on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install netstress on Kali Linux. netstress is utility to stress and benchmark networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netstress on Kali Linux.

What is netstress

netstress is:

netstress is a client/server utility designed to stress and benchmark network activity of a given ethernet device or path using simulated (random) real world data and packet sizes instead of fixed data and packet sizes.

Main features:

  • Easy command line usage.
  • Random packet sizes.
  • Random data.
  • Read, write, or read & write (default) testing and reporting.
  • Benchmarking results.

netstress is useful for network tests across switches, routers and firewall systems.

There are three methods to install netstress 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 netstress Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install netstress using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install netstress

Install netstress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install netstress using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install netstress

Install netstress 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 netstress using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netstress

How To Uninstall netstress on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the netstress package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netstress

Uninstall netstress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netstress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netstress

Remove netstress Configurations and Data

To remove netstress configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netstress

Remove netstress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove netstress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netstress

Dependencies

netstress have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netstress package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.