How to Install and Uninstall procps-ng.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9)

Last updated: November 29,2024

1. Install "procps-ng.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install procps-ng.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "procps-ng.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall procps-ng.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9):


    
        
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3. Information about the procps-ng.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9)

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Available Packages
Name : procps-ng
Version : 3.3.17
Release : 13.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 350 k
Source : procps-ng-3.3.17-13.el9.src.rpm
Repository : ubi-9-baseos-rpms
Summary : System and process monitoring utilities
URL : https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/
License : GPL+ and GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and GPLv3+ and LGPLv2+
Description : The procps package contains a set of system utilities that provide
: system information. Procps includes ps, free, skill, pkill, pgrep,
: snice, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, pidof, pmap, slabtop, w, watch,
: pwdx and pidwait.
: The ps command displays a snapshot of running processes. The top command
: provides a repetitive update of the statuses of running processes.
: The free command displays the amounts of free and used memory on your
: system. The skill command sends a terminate command (or another
: specified signal) to a specified set of processes. The snice
: command is used to change the scheduling priority of specified
: processes. The tload command prints a graph of the current system
: load average to a specified tty. The uptime command displays the
: current time, how long the system has been running, how many users
: are logged on, and system load averages for the past one, five,
: and fifteen minutes. The w command displays a list of the users
: who are currently logged on and what they are running. The watch
: program watches a running program. The vmstat command displays
: virtual memory statistics about processes, memory, paging, block
: I/O, traps, and CPU activity. The pwdx command reports the current
: working directory of a process or processes. The pidwait command
: waits for processes of specified names.