How to Install and Uninstall iperf3 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "iperf3" package

Please follow the steps below to install iperf3 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                iperf3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iperf3" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall iperf3 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iperf3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iperf3 package on Kali Linux

Package: iperf3
Version: 3.16-1
Installed-Size: 87
Maintainer: Roberto Lumbreras
Architecture: amd64
Depends: debconf, adduser, libc6 (>= 2.34), libiperf0 (>= 3.1.3), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Size: 35268
SHA256: 00cbc12f42f09d74ed14672952fe7a08fb826d8a058f7f33787b3a42dc50a61d
SHA1: 38625e3c5fb81a5b5e574b277ed7bb3bdfc09dd1
MD5sum: f81d7a0b3ad4d815b77b87ce64c30a4d
Description: Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool
Iperf3 is a tool for performing network throughput measurements. It can
test either TCP or UDP throughput.
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This is a new implementation that shares no code with the original
iperf from NLANR/DAST and also is not backwards compatible.
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This package contains the command line utility.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://software.es.net/iperf/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/iperf3/iperf3_3.16-1_amd64.deb