How To Install iperf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iperf on Debian 9.
What is iperf
iperf is:
Iperf is a modern alternative for measuring TCP and UDP bandwidth performance, allowing the tuning of various parameters and characteristics.
Features: * Measure bandwidth, packet loss, delay jitter * Report MSS/MTU size and observed read sizes. * Support for TCP window size via socket buffers. * Multi-threaded. Client and server can have multiple simultaneous connections. * Client can create UDP streams of specified bandwidth. * Multicast and IPv6 capable. * Options can be specified with K (kilo-) and M (mega-) suffices. * Can run for specified time, rather than a set amount of data to transfer. * Picks the best units for the size of data being reported. * Server handles multiple connections. * Print periodic, intermediate bandwidth, jitter, and loss reports at specified intervals. * Server can be run as a daemon. * Use representative streams to test out how link layer compression affects your achievable bandwidth.
There are three methods to install iperf 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 iperf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iperf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iperf
Install iperf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iperf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iperf
Install iperf 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 iperf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iperf
How To Uninstall iperf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iperf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iperf
Uninstall iperf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iperf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iperf
Remove iperf Configurations and Data
To remove iperf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iperf
Remove iperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iperf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iperf
Dependencies
iperf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iperf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.