How To Install nttcp on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nttcp on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nttcp
nttcp is:
This program is a much more convenient version of the ttcp program. It uses inetd (or simulates its behaviour) to start off the remote side program which will send/receive data. Both sides measure the time and number of bytes transfered. The local side will print the measures. The format of the output can be specified on the commandline.
There are three methods to install nttcp 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 nttcp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nttcp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nttcp
Install nttcp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nttcp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nttcp
Install nttcp 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 nttcp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nttcp
How To Uninstall nttcp on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nttcp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nttcp
Uninstall nttcp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nttcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nttcp
Remove nttcp Configurations and Data
To remove nttcp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nttcp
Remove nttcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nttcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nttcp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nttcp package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
