How to Install and Uninstall netperf Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "netperf" package

This is a short guide on how to install netperf on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall netperf on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: netperf
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.0-2.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Erik Wenzel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1128
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/netperf/netperf_2.6.0-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 550406
MD5sum: 2978ac548e9e693f298eccd121f7e4cf
SHA1: f87b18f8ff21fa673f29962f81d44b4a94ee258d
SHA256: f9e0d8ab0fb2ed18ab0b1d47a9255728dd9578ccc8dfe29bd51235f2f0aa5b2c
Homepage: http://www.netperf.org/
Description: Network performance benchmark
Description-md5: 7b749c9c2a7e1280fbe8ad4410601053
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