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

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "netperf" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install netperf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall netperf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: netperf
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/net
Installed-Size: 1083
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Erik Wenzel
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.0-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/netperf/netperf_2.6.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 619458
MD5sum: 6328a5f97358d54d12e531b63ed90faa
SHA1: 8e4061bdf8fb655750bb313c330859d2672950b1
SHA256: 1eb6d53d571dbf3163a7b88dd34b78a36ac4c24c51138e668ee53c2322c5595f
Description-en: Network performance benchmark
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
* DLPI
* Unix Domain Sockets
* IPv6
Description-md5: 7b749c9c2a7e1280fbe8ad4410601053
Homepage: http://www.netperf.org/
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu