How to Install and Uninstall netperf Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: March 13,2025

1. Install "netperf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install netperf on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                netperf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netperf" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall netperf on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                netperf
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netperf package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package netperf:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Non-Oss
Name : netperf
Version : 2.7.0-2.72
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 443.6 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : netperf-2.7.0-2.72.src
Upstream URL : http://www.netperf.org/
Summary : Network benchmarking tool
Description :
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 for both IPv4 and IPv6
* DLPI
* Unix Domain Sockets
* SCTP for both IPv4 and IPv6