How to Install and Uninstall netperf Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "netperf" package

This tutorial shows how to install netperf on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall netperf on Kali Linux:


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

Package: netperf
Version: 2.7.0-0.1
Installed-Size: 1076
Maintainer: Erik Wenzel
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Size: 540848
SHA256: c20d6afd858945a6e7b35b560d6764192fe35fa0a00e7d78b7bb0ac62df761b2
SHA1: d7befe12212723855a088477354ea76d4c8ed490
MD5sum: ee437417f2ce6fd87ee49f526a715281
Description: Network performance benchmark
Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance of many
different types of networking. It provides tests for both unidirecitonal
throughput, and end-to-end latency. The environments currently measureable by
netperf include:
* TCP and UDP via BSD Sockets
* DLPI
* Unix Domain Sockets
* IPv6
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/HewlettPackard/netperf
Tag: admin::benchmarking, hardware::TODO, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, network::client, network::server,
protocol::ethernet, protocol::ip, protocol::ipv6, protocol::tcp,
protocol::udp, role::program, scope::utility, use::TODO,
use::analysing, use::checking, use::monitor,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: non-free/net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/non-free/n/netperf/netperf_2.7.0-0.1_amd64.deb