How To Install libiperf0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiperf0 on Kali Linux.

What is libiperf0

libiperf0 is:

Iperf3 is a tool for performing network throughput measurements. It can test either TCP or UDP throughput.

This is a new implementation that shares no code with the original iperf from NLANR/DAST and also is not backwards compatible.

This is the runtime package for programs that use the shared iperf library.

There are three methods to install libiperf0 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 libiperf0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libiperf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libiperf0

Install libiperf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libiperf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libiperf0

Install libiperf0 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 libiperf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libiperf0

How To Uninstall libiperf0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libiperf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libiperf0

Uninstall libiperf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libiperf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiperf0

Remove libiperf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libiperf0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libiperf0

Remove libiperf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libiperf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiperf0

Dependencies

libiperf0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsctp1
• libssl1.1

References

• libiperf0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiperf0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.