How To Install ps_mem on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ps_mem
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ps_mem
The ps_mem tool reports how much core memory is used per program (not per process). In detail it reports sum(private RAM for program processes) + sum(Shared RAM for program processes) The shared RAM is problematic to calculate, and the tool automatically selects the most accurate method available for the running kernel.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install ps_mem
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ps_mem.
Install ps_mem on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ps_mem
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ps_mem
Install ps_mem on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ps_mem
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ps_mem
How To Uninstall ps_mem on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ps_mem
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ps_mem
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ps_mem
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.