How to Install and Uninstall htop Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: February 12,2025

1. Install "htop" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install htop on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                htop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "htop" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall htop on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the htop package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : htop
Version : 3.3.0-1
Description : Interactive process viewer
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://htop.dev/
Licenses : GPL
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : libcap libcap.so=2-64 libnl ncurses libncursesw.so=6-64
Optional Deps : lm_sensors: show cpu temperatures
lsof: show files opened by a process
strace: attach to a running process
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 156.60 KiB
Installed Size : 394.30 KiB
Packager : Christian Hesse
Build Date : Wed Jan 10 10:27:00 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature