How to Install and Uninstall procps Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 08,2024

You can also install and uninstall the procps on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "procps" package

Please follow the instructions below to install procps on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                procps
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "procps" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall procps on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the procps package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: procps
Version: 2:4.0.2-3
Installed-Size: 2091
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: manpages-de (<< 4.9.1-2), manpages-fr (<< 4.9.1-2), manpages-fr-extra (<< 20151231+nmu1), manpages-pl (<< 1:4.9.1-2)
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libproc2-0 (>= 2:4.0.2), libtinfo6 (>= 6), init-system-helpers (>= 1.29~)
Recommends: psmisc
Breaks: guymager (<= 0.5.9-1), manpages-de (<< 4.9.1-2), manpages-fr (<< 4.9.1-2), manpages-fr-extra (<< 20151231+nmu1), manpages-pl (<< 1:4.9.1-2), open-vm-tools (<= 2011.12.20-562307-1)
Description: /proc file system utilities
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::checking, use::monitor,
works-with::software:running
Section: admin
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_4.0.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 708712
MD5sum: 3ec3649d38e1ade32c96ece131efa0e6
SHA256: d9d0e75779cb79af869181f17b93c5c263a2b89cac6a0193c436160a4483ddc1