How to Install and Uninstall mgen Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "mgen" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install mgen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall mgen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mgen
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mgen package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mgen
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 288
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Raoul Gunnar Borenius
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.02+dfsg2-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Suggests: mgen-doc
Filename: pool/universe/m/mgen/mgen_5.02+dfsg2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 109766
MD5sum: 718774b63afb6c89c9a6523a3127f039
SHA1: 9feccddf705ce0f6a0ec0c7eb9562c59d9471ec5
SHA256: deaad85b9aee1b5091b30aa4cca35350aca1472297b8a195907fca98bed6cebc
Description-en: packet generator for IP network performance tests
MGEN provides the ability to perform IP network performance tests
and measurements using TCP and UDP/IP traffic. Test messages
can be generated, received and logged. MGEN offers control over
all network parameters and timing of these messages. All this can be
done either via the command line or defined in a file format for
greater reproducibility.
Description-md5: 4be1ed8c48694c25c164f8a53cd09595
Homepage: http://cs.itd.nrl.navy.mil/work/mgen/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu