How to Install and Uninstall loadwatch Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "loadwatch" package

This guide let you learn how to install loadwatch on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall loadwatch on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                loadwatch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the loadwatch package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: loadwatch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0+1.1alpha1-6build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Boullis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/l/loadwatch/loadwatch_1.0+1.1alpha1-6build1_amd64.deb
Size: 12384
MD5sum: b6fe2227c1ebb23c80857289d1793dea
SHA1: b7d29b823dd6b58725b3d3698ccaa88346af5ca2
SHA256: 4586841512e9fb758f10656874a46501237a9237a501c1dd46833c540b6384e5
SHA512: 8611f1ab13b44e41d1b725ed1f3b905ae09c21f5f348841f1c8fb54ce3802895ae39ab66545512927299e2706e33d99fd4eed8d3d70faafed019b0a32f0c3642
Description-en: Run a program using only idle cycles
loadwatch forks a child process and only allows it to run when the
system load meets user-defined parameters. It allows you to specify
that a program should run only if the load is below a specified
point, and will stop it when that point is reached. When the load
falls below a second specified point, the program will be
continued. The user can also specify the system load sampling period.
Description-md5: 1dfcb130ca929b18d33f35a15989ca48