How To Install wrk 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 wrk on Ubuntu.
What is wrk
wrk is:
wrk is a modern HTTP benchmarking tool capable of generating significant load when run on a single multi-core CPU. It combines a multithreaded design with scalable event notification systems such as epoll and kqueue.
An optional LuaJIT script can perform HTTP request generation, response processing, and custom reporting.
There are three methods to install wrk 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 wrk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wrk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wrk
Install wrk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wrk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wrk
Install wrk 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 wrk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wrk
How To Uninstall wrk on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wrk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wrk
Uninstall wrk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wrk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wrk
Remove wrk Configurations and Data
To remove wrk configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wrk
Remove wrk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wrk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wrk
Dependencies
wrk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wrk package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.