webbench on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "webbench" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install webbench on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall webbench on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "webbench" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone webbench's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/webbench.git 
            
                        
                ~/webbench
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/webbench folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/webbench
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the webbench package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 571256
Name: webbench
PackageBaseID: 43843
PackageBase: webbench
Version: 1.5-5
Description: A very simple tool for benchmarking WWW or proxy servers. Uses fork() for simulating multiple clients
URL: http://home.tiscali.cz/~cz210552/webbench.html
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chris_l
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1290506016
LastModified: 1545686082
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/webbench.tar.gz