How To Install mz 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 mz on Ubuntu.

What is `mz`

mz is:

mausezahn (mz) is a fast traffic generator written in C which allows you to send nearly every possible and impossible packet. It is mainly used to test VoIP or multicast networks but also for security audits to check whether your systems are hardened enough for specific attacks. Mausezahn can be used for example:

as traffic generator (e.g. to stress multicast networks);
to precisely measure jitter (delay variations) between two hosts (e.g. for VoIP-SLA verification);
as didactical tool during a datacom lecture or for lab exercises;
for penetration testing of firewalls and IDS;
for DoS attacks on networks (for audit purposes of course);
to find bugs in network software or appliances;
for reconnaissance attacks using ping sweeps and port scans;
to test network behaviour under strange circumstances (stress test, malformed packets, …).

There are three methods to install mz 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 mz Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mz

Install mz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mz

Install mz 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 mz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mz

How To Uninstall mz on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the mz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mz

Uninstall mz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mz

Remove mz Configurations and Data

To remove mz configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mz

Remove mz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mz

Dependencies

mz have the following dependencies:

References

mz website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mz package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.