How To Install dbench on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dbench

dbench is:

dbench and tbench simulate the load of the netbench “industry standard” benchmark used to rate (windows) file servers. Unlike netbench, they do not require a lab of Microsoft Windows PCs: dbench produces the filesystem load on a netbench run, and tbench produces the network load, allowing simpler bottleneck isolation.

Note that this benchmark is not a realistic reflection of normal server load.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbench

Install dbench Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dbench

Install dbench 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 dbench using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbench

How To Uninstall dbench on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dbench

Uninstall dbench And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbench

Remove dbench Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dbench

Remove dbench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbench

Dependencies

dbench have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpopt0

References

• dbench website

Summary

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