How To Install smtpping 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 smtpping on Ubuntu.
What is smtpping
smtpping is:
A simple, portable tool for measuring SMTP server delay, delay variation and throughput. Its options (v4 or v6, variable ping sizes etc), make it a quick and lightweight tool for testing SMTP server metrics.
There are three methods to install smtpping 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 smtpping Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install smtpping using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install smtpping
Install smtpping Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install smtpping using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install smtpping
Install smtpping 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 smtpping using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install smtpping
How To Uninstall smtpping on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the smtpping package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove smtpping
Uninstall smtpping And Its Dependencies
To uninstall smtpping and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove smtpping
Remove smtpping Configurations and Data
To remove smtpping configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge smtpping
Remove smtpping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove smtpping configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smtpping
Dependencies
smtpping have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install smtpping package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.