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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "wrk" package

Please follow the instructions below to install wrk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall wrk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: wrk
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 139
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Edmonds
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.1-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libluajit-5.1-2, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wrk/wrk_4.0.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 36966
MD5sum: df507650117a14d31b2735fd90eb8740
SHA1: 36a66ae9ce4e90c54cb2c1b8277d626514251765
SHA256: 97a4458eefa25761494cdd972f666509d2e693400499ddc17d6a2736af809840
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
Homepage: https://github.com/wg/wrk
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu