How to Install cpulimit software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install cpulimit software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

cpulimit software package provides tool for limiting the CPU usage of a process, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cpulimit 

cpulimit is installed in your system.

Make ensure the cpulimit package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cpulimit *

You will get with cpulimit package name, version, architecture and description in a table

cpulimit package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Administration Utilities
Package cpulimit
Version 2.2-1
Description tool for limiting the CPU usage of a process
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove cpulimit software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?