How to Install and Uninstall atop.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: February 04,2025

1. Install "atop.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install atop.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                atop.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "atop.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall atop.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the atop.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : atop
Version : 2.6.0
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 177 k
Source : atop-2.6.0-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : An advanced interactive monitor to view the load on system and process level
URL : http://www.atoptool.nl
License : GPLv2+
Description : An advanced interactive monitor for Linux-systems to view the load on
: system-level and process-level.
: The command atop has some major advantages compared to other
: performance-monitors:
: - Resource consumption by all processes
: - Utilization of all relevant resources
: - Permanent logging of resource utilization
: - Highlight critical resources
: - Watch activity only
: - Watch deviations only
: - Accumulated process activity per user
: - Accumulated process activity per program
: For more informations: http://www.atcomputing.nl/Tools/atop
: The package does not make use of the patches available at
: http://www.atcomputing.nl/Tools/atop/kernpatch.html