How to Install and Uninstall forkstat Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "forkstat" package

This tutorial shows how to install forkstat on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall forkstat on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                forkstat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the forkstat package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: forkstat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.02.15-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin King
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/f/forkstat/forkstat_0.02.15-1_amd64.deb
Size: 17108
MD5sum: 7a826f93c1a9546db68f3f3a3880e4e3
SHA1: e2b074809e4cc8fffecb13db7b680a7c3127454b
SHA256: 93c8646605c1dc44d71b10b5fed34836e1f75ab73b9f8b6a55ceeb1caa0e04bd
SHA512: 32fa32d1d29eddc1c54b286b3252e85cd15e8a124e6e6b2e19e575cf0f6b880a3d80aca05749aafe4ebb07ffc5853ce0941cbcaf114d470fc3d26af157094595
Homepage: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~cking/forkstat
Description-en: process fork/exec/exit monitoring tool
Forkstat monitors process fork(), exec() and exit() activity.
It is useful for monitoring system behaviour and to track down
rogue processes that are spawning off processes and potentially
abusing the system.
Description-md5: 26dd1065d1b9e5766071fe93d73e1084