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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "timelimit" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall timelimit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: timelimit
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Conflicts: netpipes (<< 4.2-6)
Filename: pool/universe/t/timelimit/timelimit_1.8-1_amd64.deb
Size: 12152
MD5sum: 152097f953952b33719481fac4e5683f
SHA1: aad5dfe7bd06c26e2db26bcb3bd1264b9fcbba2f
SHA256: 636f22a3e73fa1c24c44cd3c10e8c04313ed074eaf1f2d02ab91e7f7fa93a123
Description-en: simple utility to limit a process's absolute execution time
The timelimit utility executes a command and terminates the spawned process
after a given time with a given signal. A "warning" signal is sent first,
then, after a timeout, a "kill" signal, similar to the way init(8) operates
on shutdown.
Description-md5: 91615185824c3ad00af872d16292caff
Homepage: http://devel.ringlet.net/sysutils/timelimit/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu