How to Install and Uninstall psmisc.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "psmisc.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install psmisc.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                psmisc.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "psmisc.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall psmisc.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the psmisc.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : psmisc
Arch : x86_64
Version : 22.20
Release : 15.amzn2.0.2
Size : 141 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Utilities for managing processes on your system
URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/psmisc
License : GPLv2+
Description : The psmisc package contains utilities for managing processes on
: your system: pstree, killall and fuser. The pstree command
: displays a tree structure of all of the running processes on your
: system. The killall command sends a specified signal (SIGTERM if
: nothing is specified) to processes identified by name. The fuser
: command identifies the PIDs of processes that are using specified
: files or filesystems.