How To Install nohang on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nohang on Ubuntu 22.04. nohang is sophisticated low memory handler for Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nohang on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is nohang

nohang is:

nohang is a highly configurable daemon for Linux which is able to correctly prevent out of memory (OOM) and keep system responsiveness in low memory conditions.

There are three methods to install nohang on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nohang Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nohang using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nohang

Install nohang Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nohang using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nohang

Install nohang Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nohang using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nohang

How To Uninstall nohang on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the nohang package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nohang

Uninstall nohang And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nohang and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nohang

Remove nohang Configurations and Data

To remove nohang configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nohang

Remove nohang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nohang configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nohang

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nohang package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.