How To Install rt-app on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rt-app on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rt-app
rt-app is:
rt-app is a test application that starts multiple periodic threads in order to simulate a real-time periodic load. It supports the SCHED_OTHER/SCHED_FIFO/SCHED_RR kernel mechanisms as well as the AQuoSA framework and SCHED_DEADLINE. It can be run with a simple command-line config, or a more complex set of tasks/threads configured in a (json) config file.
There are three methods to install rt-app 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 rt-app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rt-app using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rt-app
Install rt-app Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rt-app using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rt-app
Install rt-app 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 rt-app using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rt-app
How To Uninstall rt-app on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rt-app package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rt-app
Uninstall rt-app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rt-app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rt-app
Remove rt-app Configurations and Data
To remove rt-app configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rt-app
Remove rt-app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rt-app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rt-app
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rt-app package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
