How To Install httest on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install httest on Debian 9.
What is httest
httest is:
HTTP Test Tool is a script based tool for testing and benchmarking web applications, web servers, proxy servers and web browsers. htttest can emulate clients and servers even in the same test script. Emulating servers is a unique feature, very useful for testing proxy servers, web browsers and HTTP clients. The testing can match patterns in answers (both server(s) and client(s)) to test the validity.
There are three methods to install httest on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install httest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install httest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install httest
Install httest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install httest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install httest
Install httest 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 httest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install httest
How To Uninstall httest on Debian 9
To uninstall only the httest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove httest
Uninstall httest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall httest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove httest
Remove httest Configurations and Data
To remove httest configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge httest
Remove httest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove httest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge httest
Dependencies
httest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install httest package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.