How to Install and Uninstall dbench Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "dbench" package

This is a short guide on how to install dbench on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dbench
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dbench" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dbench on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dbench
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dbench package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: dbench
Source: dbench (4.0-2)
Version: 4.0-2+b2
Installed-Size: 25714
Maintainer: Mattias Nordstrom
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpopt0 (>= 1.14)
Description: The dbench (disk) and tbench (TCP) benchmarks
Description-md5: 9cff6e5b49528806756769fba7a10ef9
Homepage: http://samba.org/ftp/tridge/dbench/
Tag: admin::benchmarking, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::monitor
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dbench/dbench_4.0-2+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 742194
MD5sum: 750c6c4a7b9602f5fae33e0355c71cb0
SHA256: 9a8d21e507e314f0337a20297c7028448c7dc62d1afdc15031098994e61e2cbb