How to Install and Uninstall memstat Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "memstat" package

Learn how to install memstat on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall memstat on Kali Linux:


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

Package: memstat
Version: 1.1+nmu1
Installed-Size: 37
Maintainer: Michael Meskes
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 10392
SHA256: 4f65ff58a78621e0e356ae5cdd425522534d27bb2ee2d898d3557ba4e8d6e1c7
SHA1: a050e20b10b4cbe9bb9e727f7e8ec0bcddc34c7a
MD5sum: 2b4bd3ba1b3e7d9a3c25799db0837365
Description: Identify what's using up virtual memory
Lists all the processes, executables, and shared libraries
that are using up virtual memory. It's helpful to see how the
shared memory is used and which 'old' libs are loaded.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::benchmarking, interface::commandline, role::program, use::monitor
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/memstat/memstat_1.1+nmu1_amd64.deb