How To Install stressapptest 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 stressapptest on Ubuntu.
What is stressapptest
stressapptest is:
Stressful Application Test (or stressapptest, its unix name) tries to maximize randomized traffic to memory from processor and I/O, with the intent of creating a realistic high load situation in order to test the existing hardware devices in a computer.
Stressapptest may be used for various purposes:
- stress test
- hardware qualification and debugging
- memory interface test
- disk testing
There are three methods to install stressapptest 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 stressapptest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stressapptest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stressapptest
Install stressapptest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stressapptest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stressapptest
Install stressapptest 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 stressapptest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stressapptest
How To Uninstall stressapptest on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the stressapptest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stressapptest
Uninstall stressapptest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stressapptest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stressapptest
Remove stressapptest Configurations and Data
To remove stressapptest configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stressapptest
Remove stressapptest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stressapptest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stressapptest
Dependencies
stressapptest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stressapptest package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.