How To Install tcpbench on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpbench on Debian 12.
What is tcpbench
tcpbench is:
tcpbench is a small tool that performs throughput benchmarking and concurrent sampling of kernel network variables.
There are three methods to install tcpbench on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tcpbench Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpbench using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcpbench
Install tcpbench Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpbench using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcpbench
Install tcpbench 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 tcpbench using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcpbench
How To Uninstall tcpbench on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tcpbench package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcpbench
Uninstall tcpbench And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcpbench and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpbench
Remove tcpbench Configurations and Data
To remove tcpbench configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcpbench
Remove tcpbench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcpbench configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpbench
Dependencies
tcpbench have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpbench package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
