How to Install and Uninstall cpulimit Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "cpulimit" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cpulimit on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                cpulimit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cpulimit" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cpulimit on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                cpulimit
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpulimit package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package cpulimit:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : cpulimit
Version : 2.8-bp155.1.4
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 55.1 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : cpulimit-2.8-bp155.1.4.src
Upstream URL : http://limitcpu.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Limit the CPU Usage of a Process
Description :
LimitCPU is a program to throttle the CPU cycles used by other applications.
LimitCPU will monitor a process and make sure its CPU usage stays at or
below a given percentage. This can be used to make sure your system
has plenty of CPU cycles available for other tasks. It can also be used
to keep laptops cool in the face of CPU-hungry processes and for limiting
virtual machines.
LimitCPU is the direct child of CPUlimit, a creation of Angelo Marletta,
which can be found at http://cpulimit.sourceforge.net