How to Install and Uninstall python-libpfm4 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 24,2024

1. Install "python-libpfm4" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python-libpfm4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-libpfm4" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall python-libpfm4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-libpfm4 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-libpfm4
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 528
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Danjean
Architecture: amd64
Source: libpfm4
Version: 4.7.0-4
Provides: python2.7-libpfm4
Depends: libpfm4 (= 4.7.0-4), libc6 (>= 2.14), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/libp/libpfm4/python-libpfm4_4.7.0-4_amd64.deb
Size: 64462
MD5sum: 05a78c0bb4b23029483a383959d3dae6
SHA1: 299c1c61246b17f0e6552bab6ed50c62e4236f6a
SHA256: afc3c5cb37dd418574e18b3ca2f714f13f4acb3a16b748ed4a8863eefcbad1a0
Description-en: Python bindings for libpfm4
This package allows you to write simple Python scripts that monitor
various hardware performance monitoring events. It may be more efficient
to use this approach instead of parsing the output of other tools.
Description-md5: e1d4e08b6d558a174154f526a060fbfa
Homepage: http://perfmon2.sourceforge.net/
Python-Version: 2.7
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu