How To Install jmeter on Debian 10

Learn how to install jmeter on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jmeter is Load testing and performance measurement application (main application)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jmeter on Debian 10.

What is `jmeter`

jmeter is:

Apache JMeter is a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. It was originally designed for testing Web Applications but has since expanded to other test functions.

This package contains the main application.

There are three methods to install jmeter on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jmeter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jmeter

Install jmeter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jmeter

Install jmeter 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 jmeter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jmeter

How To Uninstall jmeter on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jmeter

Uninstall jmeter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jmeter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmeter

Remove jmeter Configurations and Data

To remove jmeter configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jmeter

Remove jmeter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmeter

Dependencies

jmeter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jmeter package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.