How to Install and Uninstall htop Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "htop" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install htop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall htop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: htop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 220
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: lsof, strace
Filename: pool/main/h/htop/htop_2.2.0-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 80544
MD5sum: b62b3db6e66b492bba542ce5d03b8758
SHA1: f8186bcd203f82f1b9a5fc68fc474ed76f823a3c
SHA256: c803ab48c0f2e097283a2e0673914a758f10779a26a947a77d36a1e4353e85d6
Homepage: https://hisham.hm/htop/
Description: interactive processes viewer
Description-md5: 8eb5aa19b3c92a975dc78e2165f6688d
Task: server, cloud-image, lubuntu-desktop