Stressing Linux Machine Using "stress" Tool

In order to increase CPU utilization, "stress" is a good tool for that. Here's a sample usage in Amazon Linux bash terminal:

# Get access to non-included extras tools
sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel

# Install the stress tool
sudo yum install -y stress

# Stress a single CPU core for 30 minutes
stress --cpu 1 --timeout 30m