How to Install and Uninstall forkstat Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "forkstat" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install forkstat on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall forkstat on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: forkstat
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 37
Maintainer: Colin King
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.01.13-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/f/forkstat/forkstat_0.01.13-1_amd64.deb
Size: 12204
MD5sum: 6ec91a03dd35b7edd0b796bc5526b46a
SHA1: cb445afa48809a6b057bd422b85694b856cb136d
SHA256: 9b4e03ea59be4a4222ae195e88ef4041ce1101462e54763d78a925896abd7f32
Description-en: process fork/exec/exit monitoring tool
Forkstat monitors process fork(), exec() and exit() activity.
It is useful for monitoring system behaviour and to track down
rogue processes that are spawning off processes and potentially
abusing the system.
Description-md5: 26dd1065d1b9e5766071fe93d73e1084
Homepage: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~cking/forkstat
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch