fio software package provides Flexible I/O Tester, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install fio
fio is installed in your system.
Make ensure the fio package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fio *
You will get with fio package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | fio |
| Version | 1.59-1 |
| Description | Flexible I/O Tester |
| Sub Section | Utils |