How To Install dnsperf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsperf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dnsperf
dnsperf is:
dnsperf gathers accurate latency and throughput metrics for the Domain Name Service (DNS). Network operators can benchmark their naming and addressing infrastructure. dnsperf “self-paces” the DNS query load to simulate network conditions.
resperf systematically increases the query rate and monitors the response rate to simulate caching DNS services.
There are three methods to install dnsperf 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 dnsperf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsperf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnsperf
Install dnsperf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsperf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnsperf
Install dnsperf 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 dnsperf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnsperf
How To Uninstall dnsperf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dnsperf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnsperf
Uninstall dnsperf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnsperf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsperf
Remove dnsperf Configurations and Data
To remove dnsperf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnsperf
Remove dnsperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnsperf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsperf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsperf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
