How To Install ps_mem on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ps_mem on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the ps_mem package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ps_mem
ps_mem Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/ps_mem
/usr/share/doc/ps_mem
/usr/share/doc/ps_mem/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/ps_mem.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ps_mem on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.