How to Install and Uninstall wrk Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "wrk" package

This guide let you learn how to install wrk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Learn how to uninstall wrk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: wrk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.1.0-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Gelman
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 124
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wrk/wrk_4.1.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 41916
MD5sum: 0f4b01b93d31673b3f288d5033220b23
SHA1: 3471e84a5a5c6a52f93e47e3906c835bc9968da3
SHA256: da67ac7ebb0bff6bf434a9acc59ca52edcfa1fe32bbd6dddcf6da2726e644858
SHA512: cf777234055ebda4703b0c451eed670fc1b7ecc771149cff456faf670951fe73ba1011a68e45687b57933bc6a434b24a46ed1b1f1f8a26ba0a40591d315c6063
Homepage: https://github.com/wg/wrk
Description-en: 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: 6409997a1d1be52211a054d0b9a0685b