How to Install and Uninstall systemd-oomd Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "systemd-oomd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install systemd-oomd on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                systemd-oomd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "systemd-oomd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall systemd-oomd on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                systemd-oomd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the systemd-oomd package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: systemd-oomd
Source: systemd
Version: 250.3-2~bpo11+1
Installed-Size: 247
Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: systemd (<< 250.2-2~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), systemd (= 250.3-2~bpo11+1), adduser
Breaks: systemd (<< 250.2-2~)
Description-en: Userspace out-of-memory (OOM) killer
systemd-oomd is a system service that uses cgroups-v2 and
pressure stall information (PSI) to monitor and take action on
processes before an OOM occurs in kernel space.
Description-md5: b429fe4fdcffbff3b839d89bbed5c719
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/systemd-oomd_250.3-2~bpo11+1_amd64.deb
Size: 142608
SHA256: acc0aa1dd17290331fb5813783933b8554e74c6e9471eed8bcc2bab7e16723de