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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "stressapptest" package

This guide let you learn how to install stressapptest on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall stressapptest on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: stressapptest
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 368
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pierre Blanc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.6-2
Depends: libaio1 (>= 0.3.93), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9)
Filename: pool/universe/s/stressapptest/stressapptest_1.0.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 126578
MD5sum: b172b69ef6d543accb17dbec16d38448
SHA1: 2d20ff14a35356b274ffe5077b43c57189fa85b1
SHA256: 05a9fcc9f7a6a05f57d37ecf9751359978d71ff32816a243d464383b3a032977
Description-en: stress test application for simulating high load situations
Stressful Application Test (or stressapptest, its unix name) tries to maximize
randomized traffic to memory from processor and I/O, with the intent of
creating a realistic high load situation in order to test the existing hardware
devices in a computer.
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Stressapptest may be used for various purposes:
* stress test
* hardware qualification and debugging
* memory interface test
* disk testing
Description-md5: 3a5991dda26033dc90a2faefa3a91f7f
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/stressapptest/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu