How to Install and Uninstall das-watchdog Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "das-watchdog" package

This tutorial shows how to install das-watchdog on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                das-watchdog
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "das-watchdog" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall das-watchdog on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                das-watchdog
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the das-watchdog package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: das-watchdog
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.0-3.2build1
Depends: x11-utils, libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtop-2.0-10 (>= 2.22.3)
Filename: pool/universe/d/das-watchdog/das-watchdog_0.9.0-3.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 11592
MD5sum: 39ce2164a8520784899762545cf34844
SHA1: b4613c7f8218efad9f2199521798c35ffbbd157b
SHA256: 04fd6b855044efe482ffe54f7c40d9991fbcb194c4acd817cc72f0ae0ce88d5f
Description-en: solves system lock-ups by making all processes non-realtime
Das_Watchdog is a general watchdog for the Linux operating system that
should be run in the background at all times to ensure a realtime process
won't hang the machine.
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Das_Watchdog is inspired by the rt_watchdog program from Florian Schmidt,
but has some improvements over it:
* It works with 2.4 kernels as well as 2.6.
* Instead of permanently setting all realtime processes to run
non-realtime, das_watchdog only sets them temporary.
* When the watchdog kicks in, an X window should pop up that tells you
whats happening (just close it after reading the message).
Description-md5: 0b53f7cba23f0b20cccd68a070ecc1d9
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu