How to install Apache JMeter in Ubuntu 16.04/18.04

Apache Jmeter is a free and opensource load testing tools, Apache Jmeter is Apache Project, Apache Jmeter written in JAVA and Developed by Apache Software Foundation.

Install Java and dependencies

First you need update ubuntu repository and  install java by following commands with root privileges.

apt-get update

apt-get install default-jdk -y 

apt-get install  unzip xvfb libxi6 libgconf-2-4 -y

Once installation is completed so then check the JAVA version by following commands.

java -version

You should get output like this.

openjdk version "1.8.0_232"

OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_232-8u232-b09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1-b09)OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.232-b09, mixed mode)

Download Apache Jmeter 5.2.1

To download the Apache Jmeter, You need to create a directory in /opt by following the commands, Click here to download Latest Jmeter.

mkdir /opt/jmeter

cd /opt/jmeter

wgethttp://apachemirror.wuchna.com//jmeter/binaries/apache-jmeter-5.2.1.zip

Extract the Jmeter 

unzip apache-jmeter-5.2.1.zip

Start the Apache Jmeter

To start the Apache Jmeter use the following commands.

sudo sh /opt/jmeter/apache-jmeter-5.2.1/bin/jmeter.sh

You should get the Jmeter first look like this.

 

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vim jmeter.sh

Paste the following lines.

#!/bin/bash





apt-get install default-jre -y

apt-get install default-jdk -y

apt-get install curl -y

mkdir /opt/jmeter

cd /opt/jmeter

http://apachemirror.wuchna.com//jmeter/binaries/apache-jmeter-5.2.1.zip

unzip apache-jmeter-5.2.1.zip

apt-get update -y

apt-get install -y unzip xvfb libxi6 libgconf-2-4 -y

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

chmod +x google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

wget https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/2.41/chromedriver_linux64.zip

unzip chromedriver_linux64.zip

mv chromedriver /usr/bin/chromedriver

sudo chown root:root /usr/bin/chromedriver

chmod +x /usr/bin/chromedriver

cd /opt/jmeter/apache-jmeter-5.1.1

wget https://jmeter-plugins.org/files/packages/jpgc-webdriver-3.0.zip

unzip jpgc-webdriver-3.0.zip

sudo sh /opt/jmeter/apache-jmeter-5.2.1/bin/jmeter.sh

Save and exit from vim editor.

To execute the jmeter.sh use the following commands.

sudo sh /opt/jmeter/apache-jmeter-5.2.1/bin/jmeter.sh