How to Install and Uninstall memlockd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "memlockd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install memlockd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                memlockd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "memlockd" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall memlockd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                memlockd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the memlockd package on Kali Linux

Package: memlockd
Version: 1.3.1-1
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Russell Coker
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), adduser
Size: 12940
SHA256: 1d90b529d77f32520fed87c67cb5804a423b9dd3b04358dc489a40d4cf54ae8b
SHA1: f9e648f646f19934063ddb8f87fd9058cd30d79c
MD5sum: 40a2a7ba34e2b599e4fe59ace80c6198
Description: daemon to lock files into RAM
When a system starts paging excessively it may be impossible for the sysadmin
to login for the purpose of killing the runaway processes (sometimes the
login program times out due to thrashing). Memlockd allows important system
files (such as /bin/login, /bin/getty, and the admin shell) to be locked in
memory so that there will be no delay in accessing executable pages. In my
tests this can decrease the time required for the administrator to login on a
thrashing system by a factor of more than 3.
Description-md5:
Tag: interface::daemon, role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/memlockd/memlockd_1.3.1-1_amd64.deb