How To Install netperf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netperf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is netperf
netperf is:
Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance of many different types of networking. It provides tests for both unidirecitonal throughput, and end-to-end latency. The environments currently measureable by netperf include:
- TCP and UDP via BSD Sockets
- DLPI
- Unix Domain Sockets
- IPv6
There are three methods to install netperf on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install netperf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netperf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netperf
Install netperf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netperf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netperf
Install netperf 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 netperf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netperf
How To Uninstall netperf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the netperf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netperf
Uninstall netperf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netperf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netperf
Remove netperf Configurations and Data
To remove netperf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netperf
Remove netperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netperf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netperf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netperf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
