How To Install perftest on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perftest on Debian 9.
What is perftest
perftest is:
This is a collection of tests written using Infiniband verbs intended for use as a performance micro-benchmark. The tests can measure the latency and bandwidth of Infiniband fabrics.
There are three methods to install perftest 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 perftest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perftest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perftest
Install perftest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perftest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perftest
Install perftest 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 perftest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perftest
How To Uninstall perftest on Debian 9
To uninstall only the perftest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perftest
Uninstall perftest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perftest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perftest
Remove perftest Configurations and Data
To remove perftest configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perftest
Remove perftest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perftest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perftest
Dependencies
perftest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perftest package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.