How To Install fsmark on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fsmark on Kali Linux. fsmark is benchmark for simulating synchronous write workloads

Introduction

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

What is fsmark

fsmark is:

The fs_mark benchmark tests synchronous write workloads. It can vary the number of files, directory depth, etc. It has detailed timings for reads, writes, unlinks and fsyncs that make it good for simulating mail servers and other setups.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fsmark

Install fsmark Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fsmark

Install fsmark 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 fsmark using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fsmark

How To Uninstall fsmark on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fsmark

Uninstall fsmark And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fsmark

Remove fsmark Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fsmark

Remove fsmark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fsmark

Dependencies

fsmark have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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