How to Install and Uninstall ps_mem.noarch Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 07,2025

1. Install "ps_mem.noarch" package

Please follow the steps below to install ps_mem.noarch on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                ps_mem.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ps_mem.noarch" package

Learn how to uninstall ps_mem.noarch on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                ps_mem.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ps_mem.noarch package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : ps_mem
Arch : noarch
Version : 3.1
Release : 7.amzn2
Size : 20 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Memory profiling tool
URL : https://github.com/pixelb/scripts
License : LGPLv2
Description : The ps_mem tool can determine how much RAM is used per program
: (not per process). In detail it reports:
: sum(private RAM for program processes) + sum(Shared RAM for
: program processes) The shared RAM is problematic to calculate, and
: the tool automatically selects the most accurate method available
: for the running kernel.