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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "smemcap" package

This guide let you learn how to install smemcap on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall smemcap on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: smemcap
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 49
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michal Čihař
Architecture: amd64
Source: smem
Version: 1.4-2
Replaces: smem (<< 1.3-2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Breaks: smem (<< 1.3-2)
Filename: pool/universe/s/smem/smemcap_1.4-2_amd64.deb
Size: 6214
MD5sum: a9624c16b33b59e170129f8dbb70c5f0
SHA1: a0a596b66a983087fb77b0599363fd82394c8a21
SHA256: 7b4c67a34164a5e98fe988234f6bbdcaae0f73f2c5c2ec2d4af0464695662d22
Description-en: data collection tool for memory reporting
Tool that can give numerous reports on memory usage on Linux systems.
Unlike existing tools, smem can report proportional set size (PSS),
which is a more meaningful representation of the amount of memory used
by libraries and applications in a virtual memory system.
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This package contains smemcap utility, which can be used to collect
data on resource constrained systems without depending on Python.
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The captured data can be processed by smem program.
Description-md5: e8c4cdd05e62b63ef0932642f356a65f
Homepage: http://www.selenic.com/smem/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu