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

Last updated: May 08,2024

You can also install and uninstall the idlestat 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 "idlestat" package

This tutorial shows how to install idlestat on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall idlestat on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: idlestat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin King
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 92
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/universe/i/idlestat/idlestat_0.8-5_amd64.deb
Size: 33424
MD5sum: 1e4bb3b465d9039ae87917c8b664c3ca
SHA1: c6933bf435c1a109add98677de4b299fab6f6caa
SHA256: eafa63919f861cef7589a150d4de7fa6d189036096ebe65c68e030d26f29a383
SHA512: 0ba9de0dae011a86c230b4435913945bca9d1c6a82b9bc58fa90a92388cbc711e1069e49c9b2dd29bef5091b8ea00b0d4373d69fe4ce3338e9b5546261a0584b
Homepage: https://wiki-archive.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/PowerManagement/Resources/Tools/Idlestat
Description: measure CPU time in idle and operating states
Description-md5: 77aaa7f95d78cfd1d7c169ddb62108ad