The TCP server listens and handles connections one-by-one and
replies ping with pong. The service is disabled by default. Run
sudo snap set ping-pong-tcp port=<port> and
sudo snap set ping-pong-tcp host=<host> to set the listening host
and port respectively. defaults to 127.0.0.1:4000
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:
sudo snap install snapd
Install ping-pong-tcp
To install ping-pong-tcp, simply use the following command: