How to Quick-Start With Apache JMeter on Debian Gnu/Linux Easy Guide

JMeter Quick Start for Debian

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Apache JMeter on Debian 6-Squeeze/7-Wheezy/8-Jessie/9-Stretch/10-Buster/11-Bullseye/12-Bookworm i386/amd64 GNU+Linux Desktop/Server.

The Apache JMeter a Pure Java and Open Source software, designed to load Test Functional Behavior and Measure Performance.

JMeter can be used to simulate a heavy load on a server, network or object to test its strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types.

1. Download Latest Apache JMeter Binaries.

   Apache JMeter .tgz for Linux

   JMeter Binaries

2. Open a Shell session
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/apache-jmeter*.tgz -C /tmp/

   

4. Installing JMeter on Debian

   sudo rm /tmp/apache-jmeter*.tgz

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   sudo mv /tmp/apache-jmeter* /opt/apache-jmeter

   sudo ln -s /opt/apache-jmeter/bin/jmeter /usr/local/bin/jmeter

5. How to Install Required Oracle Java SE for Debian

   Debian Java SE Installation Guide

   SetUp Oracle Java SE on Debian

   SetUp also the $JAVA_HOME Env. Var.!

6. Launching JMeter.

   sudo jmeter