How To Install cstream on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cstream on Ubuntu.
What is cstream
cstream is:
cstream is a general-purpose stream-handling tool like UNIX’ dd, usually used in commandline-constructed pipes. It has a more traditional command line syntax, support for precise bandwidth limiting and reporting and support for FIFOs. Data limits and throughput rate calculation will work for files > 4 GB.
cstream reads from the standard input and writes to the standard output, if no filenames are given. It will also ‘generate’ or ‘sink’ data if desired.
There are three methods to install cstream on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cstream Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cstream using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cstream
Install cstream Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cstream using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cstream
Install cstream Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cstream using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cstream
How To Uninstall cstream on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cstream package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cstream
Uninstall cstream And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cstream and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cstream
Remove cstream Configurations and Data
To remove cstream configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cstream
Remove cstream configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cstream configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cstream
Dependencies
cstream have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cstream package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.