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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "loadwatch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install loadwatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall loadwatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: loadwatch
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Boullis
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0+1.1alpha1-6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/l/loadwatch/loadwatch_1.0+1.1alpha1-6_amd64.deb
Size: 11986
MD5sum: 68aca408964014a411ca7c474711f2e4
SHA1: ba85d795fdd0e48208d11cd2673ee77efe46b58d
SHA256: 85a7072f4cf232fda8f1031d08b0b8d866d9704da7ae5dc9d50a140121b35f32
Description-en: Run a program using only idle cycles
loadwatch forks a child process and only allows it to run when the
system load meets user-defined parameters. It allows you to specify
that a program should run only if the load is below a specified
point, and will stop it when that point is reached. When the load
falls below a second specified point, the program will be
continued. The user can also specify the system load sampling period.
Description-md5: 1dfcb130ca929b18d33f35a15989ca48
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu