How to Install and Uninstall iperf3.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 05,2025

1. Install "iperf3.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install iperf3.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                iperf3.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iperf3.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iperf3.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                iperf3.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iperf3.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : iperf3
Arch : x86_64
Version : 3.1.7
Release : 2.amzn2.0.2
Size : 79 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Measurement tool for TCP/UDP bandwidth performance
URL : http://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/
License : BSD
Description : Iperf is a tool to measure maximum TCP bandwidth, allowing the
: tuning of various parameters and UDP characteristics. Iperf
: reports bandwidth, delay jitter, data-gram loss.