How To Install ioping on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ioping

ioping is:

ioping monitors disk I/O latency in real time. The main idea behind ioping is to have a utility similar to ping, which will show disk I/O latency in the same way ping shows network latency.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ioping

Install ioping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ioping

Install ioping 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 ioping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ioping

How To Uninstall ioping on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ioping

Uninstall ioping And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ioping

Remove ioping Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ioping

Remove ioping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ioping

Dependencies

ioping have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ioping website

Summary

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