httperf software package provides An HTTP server performance 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 httperf
httperf is installed in your system.
Make ensure the httperf package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep httperf *
You will get with httperf package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Web Software |
| Package | httperf |
| Version | 0.9.0-2build1 |
| Description | An HTTP server performance tester |
| Sub Section | Web |