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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "memstat" package

This is a short guide on how to install memstat on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall memstat on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: memstat
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Meskes
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/m/memstat/memstat_1.0_amd64.deb
Size: 12048
MD5sum: c45e25695336fb29b5641bbcbaaa07cd
SHA1: 886a9ec64703e68f989d04d698201d4628a7e9f3
SHA256: 4d985795560a87019ec0cf68f673426e1d39043adc8a9c20eda4e6ab10063981
Description-en: Identify what's using up virtual memory
Lists all the processes, executables, and shared libraries
that are using up virtual memory. It's helpful to see how the
shared memory is used and which 'old' libs are loaded.
Description-md5: 9d09d69a80d71802d857028417947648
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu