How To Install ubuntu-benchmark-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-benchmark-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubuntu-benchmark-tools
ubuntu-benchmark-tools is:
This metapackage includes packages that help with benchmarking in Ubuntu. This includes cpu, memory, disk i/o, and graphics benchmarks.
There are three methods to install ubuntu-benchmark-tools 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 ubuntu-benchmark-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-benchmark-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-benchmark-tools
Install ubuntu-benchmark-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-benchmark-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntu-benchmark-tools
Install ubuntu-benchmark-tools 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 ubuntu-benchmark-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-benchmark-tools
How To Uninstall ubuntu-benchmark-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubuntu-benchmark-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-benchmark-tools
Uninstall ubuntu-benchmark-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntu-benchmark-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-benchmark-tools
Remove ubuntu-benchmark-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntu-benchmark-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-benchmark-tools
Remove ubuntu-benchmark-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-benchmark-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-benchmark-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-benchmark-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
