How to Install and Uninstall netpipe-pvm Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "netpipe-pvm" package

This tutorial shows how to install netpipe-pvm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netpipe-pvm
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netpipe-pvm" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall netpipe-pvm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: netpipe-pvm
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 115
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Camm Maguire
Architecture: amd64
Source: netpipe
Version: 3.7.2-7.4build1
Depends: pvm, libc6 (>= 2.4), libpvm3
Filename: pool/universe/n/netpipe/netpipe-pvm_3.7.2-7.4build1_amd64.deb
Size: 89860
MD5sum: 691e1e0f3a1072d21011736476929e08
SHA1: 6d91db1a2a3d59410034bdd328c1a4e75e2c62e4
SHA256: c445d0e6aaa1ee4825263e70bdef438f03bb193a145da12d1e68f8a7902d1967
Description-en: Network performance tool using PVM
NetPIPE is a protocol independent performance tool that encapsulates
the best of ttcp and netperf and visually represents the network
performance under a variety of conditions. By taking the end-to-end
application view of a network, NetPIPE clearly shows the overhead
associated with different protocol layers. NetPIPE answers such
questions as: how soon will a given data block of size k arrive at its
destination? Which network and protocol will transmit size k blocks
the fastest? What is a given network's effective maximum throughput
and saturation level? Does there exist a block size k for which the
throughput is maximized? How much communication overhead is due to the
network communication protocol layer(s)? How quickly will a small (< 1
kbyte) control message arrive, and which network and protocol are best
for this purpose?
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This package measures network performance using the PVM protocol, a
Parallel Virtual Machine interface frequently used in parallel processing,
and which uses in turn TCP as its underlying transport. PVM support
is provided in its own separate pvm package on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 50aca03ec2f3fcef330dbd26a2b1acbd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu