Installing wrk on Linux

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wrk needs openssl dev package and gcc/dev stack.

What follows is brief instructions on how to install wrk on Linux.

Ubuntu/Debian (clean box)

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/wg/wrk.git
cd wrk
make

Installs the build tools, open ssl dev libs (including headers), and git. Then uses git to download wrk and build.

CentOS / RedHat / Fedora

sudo  yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
sudo yum install  openssl-devel
sudo yum install  git
git clone https://github.com/wg/wrk.git
cd wrk
make

Installs the build tools, open ssl dev libs (including headers), and git. Then uses git to download wrk and build.