How to Install and Uninstall iperf Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "iperf" package

Please follow the instructions below to install iperf on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall iperf on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iperf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iperf package on Kali Linux

Package: iperf
Version: 2.1.9+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 360
Maintainer: Roberto Lumbreras
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Size: 135716
SHA256: 149cacc0c34fdf59d3210f67769d26c2d23116ca3462f62723316b013a15edd0
SHA1: 1eebcf09baca064f18b1288e72fbf1c0b45f52f8
MD5sum: 8c0b4816215d52b0d3d76989403338da
Description: Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool
Iperf is a modern alternative for measuring TCP and UDP bandwidth performance,
allowing the tuning of various parameters and characteristics.
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Features:
* Measure bandwidth, packet loss, delay jitter
* Report MSS/MTU size and observed read sizes.
* Support for TCP window size via socket buffers.
* Multi-threaded. Client and server can have multiple simultaneous
connections.
* Client can create UDP streams of specified bandwidth.
* Multicast and IPv6 capable.
* Options can be specified with K (kilo-) and M (mega-) suffices.
* Can run for specified time, rather than a set amount of data to transfer.
* Picks the best units for the size of data being reported.
* Server handles multiple connections.
* Print periodic, intermediate bandwidth, jitter, and loss reports at
specified intervals.
* Server can be run as a daemon.
* Use representative streams to test out how link layer compression affects
your achievable bandwidth.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/iperf2/
Tag: admin::monitoring, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
network::server, protocol::ip, protocol::ipv6, role::program,
scope::utility, use::monitor, works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/iperf/iperf_2.1.9+dfsg-1_amd64.deb