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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "pexec" package

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


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

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


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

Package: pexec
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 180
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Zamazal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0~rc8-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Filename: pool/universe/p/pexec/pexec_1.0~rc8-3_amd64.deb
Size: 82902
MD5sum: edfab6e19999aeb946ac1a13bb173c03
SHA1: 53640a7c219336856771f1f3ea109dae48c90427
SHA256: ee0b7471f2a3e3b3d23d90af235ffe7b22241e27a3b0ca93c75ac41570b55d2e
Description-en: Executing commands in parallel
The main purpose of pexec is to execute the given command in parallel on
the local host or on remote hosts, while some of the execution
parameters, namely the redirected standard input, output or error and
environmental variables can be varied. The capabilities of the program
are extended with additional features, such as allowing to define mutual
exclusions, do atomic command executions and implement higher level
resource and job control. The maximum number of simultaneous tasks can
be controlled by a hypervisor daemon: with such a daemon, concurrent
pexec instances can be launched without an unexpectedly high load.
Description-md5: 8f7182200bb0a546b2c00fb7cd09e9a0
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/pexec/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu