How to Install and Uninstall systemd-oomd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the systemd-oomd 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 "systemd-oomd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install systemd-oomd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "systemd-oomd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall systemd-oomd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the systemd-oomd package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: systemd-oomd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 249.11-0ubuntu3.12
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 288
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), systemd (= 249.11-0ubuntu3.12), adduser
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/systemd-oomd_249.11-0ubuntu3.12_amd64.deb
Size: 34774
MD5sum: d67164fbfa1da10596e68def54d1aa62
SHA1: 09146ba82b6c1a1fb4c11a20e7e33b2a7530a723
SHA256: 56bd559d8c9db5820c4c023ff8602abee2ac70b72a7778ab7113b0aba3131929
SHA512: 117200d52986ae885e3dd9b63f706246da828fef3c1d6b997570f3c235c3002f12c7f32d79f606b087c732c683d0866089d47807ae4f2cde7bbc31c26706ba21
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: Userspace out-of-memory (OOM) killer
Description-md5: b429fe4fdcffbff3b839d89bbed5c719
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop

Package: systemd-oomd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 249.11-0ubuntu3.7
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 286
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), systemd (= 249.11-0ubuntu3.7), adduser
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/systemd-oomd_249.11-0ubuntu3.7_amd64.deb
Size: 34778
MD5sum: df9aece8aa42274e0da4bd1a3422988f
SHA1: 69978f5d9827eced3b47e1ad12a6a4155e44acbd
SHA256: ded0633c216efa31da6e62df6857e8a91e8f0e570591d2d6f13da17f4cd21839
SHA512: bc80550d96df62420434667f283838af87a96ce826ab39616cc87212b10574fc1f6bec859ecef48c74815366f9b36d2821adbf1958953b3b7b230218534af919
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: Userspace out-of-memory (OOM) killer
Description-md5: b429fe4fdcffbff3b839d89bbed5c719
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop

Package: systemd-oomd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 249.11-0ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 284
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), systemd (= 249.11-0ubuntu3), adduser
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/systemd-oomd_249.11-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 34788
MD5sum: 356745d680e23302ada27bc3dc017331
SHA1: d1c6a7642af43c78393ed3293ad68d4f2a4a597e
SHA256: 45939a249a443bdda764d0fc1517d0289984d9f7b0c18d98be4fadc88a38ea86
SHA512: 76f6e2ad13858b79f83dd8629011655dfaf7db0c497636c87a194a2ce9b7cae681da79cdb5c75bbb08c83f21127ae7609b8839b03f15db333842299abc5110ac
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: Userspace out-of-memory (OOM) killer
Description-md5: b429fe4fdcffbff3b839d89bbed5c719
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop