How To Install forkstat on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install forkstat on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is forkstat
forkstat is:
Forkstat monitors process fork(), exec() and exit() activity. It is useful for monitoring system behaviour and to track down rogue processes that are spawning off processes and potentially abusing the system.
There are three methods to install forkstat 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 forkstat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install forkstat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install forkstat
Install forkstat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install forkstat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install forkstat
Install forkstat 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 forkstat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install forkstat
How To Uninstall forkstat on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the forkstat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove forkstat
Uninstall forkstat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall forkstat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove forkstat
Remove forkstat Configurations and Data
To remove forkstat configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge forkstat
Remove forkstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove forkstat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge forkstat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install forkstat package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
