How to Install and Uninstall wrk Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "wrk" package

This tutorial shows how to install wrk on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: wrk
Version: 4.1.0-4
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Stephen Gelman
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg) | libluajit2-5.1-2 (>= 2.1~), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Size: 43016
SHA256: 78af37c43a53c23e742a20c70ccc421b05509b7f6601e583ac4964d0ee6a6313
SHA1: 0b6553dd75cb271d14cce4f57a2ce4de8a526bcb
MD5sum: 4c41858f7da26fbaaeb997debcdb8807
Description: HTTP benchmarking tool
wrk is a modern HTTP benchmarking tool capable of generating significant
load when run on a single multi-core CPU. It combines a multithreaded
design with scalable event notification systems such as epoll and kqueue.
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An optional LuaJIT script can perform HTTP request generation, response
processing, and custom reporting.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/wg/wrk
Section: web
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wrk/wrk_4.1.0-4_amd64.deb