How to Install and Uninstall cpulimit Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cpulimit on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "cpulimit" package

This is a short guide on how to install cpulimit on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cpulimit on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpulimit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpulimit package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: cpulimit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: gregor herrmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cpulimit/cpulimit_2.7-2_amd64.deb
Size: 16890
MD5sum: 8e5828e08c5a95ae3506595f8ca11d31
SHA1: 71e2cd78955f5ccec31bf4f5344625e750fbb621
SHA256: 0c192a8886d0272fe90f30c4e8d5c98da9ec9f66ea801fdd134d287552ca9cf9
SHA512: c466b2bd957da839e0c0a95b6b338259f4e99cd5d5e45d096c6022c26a744fe6b493911e039f836838d579a2b0c146c124148254fdd3843be4610621e5fcaafe
Homepage: http://limitcpu.sourceforge.net/
Description: tool for limiting the CPU usage of a process
Description-md5: 0d65d775c76f4ab02a0ce878e5736fcc