How To Install flashbench on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is flashbench

flashbench is:

This utility helps to identify properties of SD cards and flash based storage. In particular it can be used to discover page and segement sizes and maximum number of concurrently open segments. These properties can then be used to better align paritions and tune filesystem options for maximum performance.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flashbench

Install flashbench Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install flashbench

Install flashbench 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 flashbench using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flashbench

How To Uninstall flashbench on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove flashbench

Uninstall flashbench And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flashbench

Remove flashbench Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge flashbench

Remove flashbench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flashbench

Dependencies

flashbench have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• flashbench website

Summary

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