How To Install dbench 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 dbench on Ubuntu.
What is dbench
dbench is:
dbench and tbench simulate the load of the netbench “industry standard” benchmark used to rate (windows) file servers. Unlike netbench, they do not require a lab of Microsoft Windows PCs: dbench produces the filesystem load on a netbench run, and tbench produces the network load, allowing simpler bottleneck isolation.
Note that this benchmark is not a realistic reflection of normal server load.
There are three methods to install dbench 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 dbench Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dbench using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dbench
Install dbench Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dbench using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dbench
Install dbench 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 dbench using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dbench
How To Uninstall dbench on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dbench package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dbench
Uninstall dbench And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dbench and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbench
Remove dbench Configurations and Data
To remove dbench configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dbench
Remove dbench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dbench configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbench
Dependencies
dbench have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dbench package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.