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Quick installation of htop:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: htop
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install htop
Package Details | |
| Package: | htop |
| Version: | 1.0.1-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://htop.sourceforge.net |
| Description: | interactive processes viewer Htop is an ncursed-based process viewer similar to top, but it allows one to scroll the list vertically and horizontally to see all processes and their full command lines. . Tasks related to processes (killing, renicing) can be done without entering their PIDs. Homepage: http://htop.sourceforge.net |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/utils |
How to install htop on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If htop is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L htop' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L htop Package `htop' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing htop:
After system update use the following command to install htop:
sudo apt-get install htop
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove htop from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the htop from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the htop following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove htop
Following command is used to remove the htop package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove htop
This will remove htop and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing htop with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge htop
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove htop
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with htop package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
