How To Install bwctl-server on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bwctl-server
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bwctl-server
bwctl-server is:
The Bwctl suite works with nuttcp and iperf to test bandwidth without the need for a shell account on the remote systems.
This package contains the scheduling and policy daemon that wraps these tools. To schedule and control tests you need the bwctl-client package.
There are three methods to install bwctl-server
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bwctl-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bwctl-server
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bwctl-server
Install bwctl-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bwctl-server
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bwctl-server
Install bwctl-server 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bwctl-server
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bwctl-server
How To Uninstall bwctl-server on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bwctl-server
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bwctl-server
Uninstall bwctl-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bwctl-server
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bwctl-server
Remove bwctl-server Configurations and Data
To remove bwctl-server
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bwctl-server
Remove bwctl-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bwctl-server
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bwctl-server
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bwctl-server
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.