How To Install render-bench on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install render-bench on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is render-bench
render-bench is:
A program that performs a series of tests to benchmark the XRender X11 extension. It also performs the same tests using the Imlib2 library to provide a base for comparing performance.
There are three methods to install render-bench on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install render-bench Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install render-bench using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install render-bench
Install render-bench Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install render-bench using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install render-bench
Install render-bench 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install render-bench using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install render-bench
How To Uninstall render-bench on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the render-bench package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove render-bench
Uninstall render-bench And Its Dependencies
To uninstall render-bench and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove render-bench
Remove render-bench Configurations and Data
To remove render-bench configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge render-bench
Remove render-bench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove render-bench configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge render-bench
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install render-bench package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
