Installation of `stress` command in Linux
stress can be installed using package managers available on different linux systems. Here are the commands for a few popular distros –
For Fedora/Red Hat –
$ sudo dnf install stress
For Debian/Ubuntu –
$ sudo apt-get install stress
Here is a screenshot from the installation on Fedora –
Figure 1: Terminal output on Fedora, the result of stress command installation.
Once installed, you can reassure yourself using the command –
$ stress --version
If installed successfully, it outputs the version number (as shown in the screenshot below) –
Figure 2: Screenshot showing version number of stress on terminal
Linux stress command With Examples
This article introduces stress command, a command line tool available for Linux-based operating systems to evaluate the performance and reliability of a system under a variety of workloads by introducing stress (heavy load) to the system. First, we see the introduction, then the installation, and finally usage.
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