How to Install and Uninstall htop Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "htop" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install htop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall htop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                htop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the htop package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: htop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.0-3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 216
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: lsof, strace
Filename: pool/main/h/htop/htop_2.1.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 80048
MD5sum: c4239bb61c0ab97dfccf7fcf4026aba9
SHA1: d8a337e1ef2e3f4134151cfad714e4e8ba79c138
SHA256: 61747e8cd561dd7e659957949c1ff4196a7b5606b86ff9e8d6e47d193353f0c3
Homepage: https://hisham.hm/htop/
Description: interactive processes viewer
Description-md5: 8eb5aa19b3c92a975dc78e2165f6688d
Task: cloud-image, server, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop
Supported: 5y