How to install stress on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL

A tool to put given subsystems under a specified load

License: GPLv2+ http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~apw/stress/

Availability

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Distro	Channel	x86_64	Version
RHEL 8	Base		1.0.4

Description

stress is not a benchmark, but is rather a tool designed to put given subsytems under a specified load. Instances in which this is useful include those in which a system administrator wishes to perform tuning activities, a kernel or libc programmer wishes to evaluate denial of service possibilities, etc.

Built for AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL.

Install

Base RHEL 8

stress on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install stress

Frequently asked questions

How do I install stress on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the stress package with your system package manager.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is stress available for?

stress is available for RHEL 8.