How to Install and Uninstall procps Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 18,2024

1. Install "procps" package

This is a short guide on how to install procps on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install procps

2. Uninstall "procps" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall procps on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):

$ sudo apt remove procps $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the procps package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: procps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1388
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libprocps8 (>= 2:3.3.16-1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 3.0-10), 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)
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)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 377732
MD5sum: 2a8aff79e343541cf0cffc869c52f55b
SHA1: 0ec9ddadb50aa69e91d8699fd6e4e7cf5f86803e
SHA256: e204381ea55b600a1fb3556d6aec9cfb1eef1c4a2247dee641f00211311b9922
SHA512: 96e4a474776c90fb3af3e065097d8146eef2bdaef36eeda8612ec31cd749974119c598e49c8e4b6587437b41dd100618716624be10d4eeda2b1c3a751f9a1a0d
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
Description: /proc file system utilities
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: procps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1388
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libprocps8 (>= 2:3.3.16-1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 3.0-10), 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)
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)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.17-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 377444
MD5sum: 561794e6ac73e4c42d2d4d437757553d
SHA1: 6c32ab0153123392f3c8fa4216b4a09cbc45b5c9
SHA256: 0765957cb0d39763fdb3fce1f097f41096eee13bdeed5e346f49ebe0ea24832b
SHA512: db6d655fc3c7feb10dd094bdddf67ddae219924b45583f6ffefb211e7d28ba7da72378e1e61356d740a379ff3ba78d7931537f9fabdf7ed144f1fa51aed1f13a
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
Description: /proc file system utilities
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Task: minimal, server-minimal