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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "iotop" package

This is a short guide on how to install iotop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall iotop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iotop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iotop package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: iotop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6-24-g733f3f8-1ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Wise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 90
Depends: python3:any
Filename: pool/main/i/iotop/iotop_0.6-24-g733f3f8-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 22288
MD5sum: d9836e37aaaa55b7d800c5b05abec1cb
SHA1: 14c1115abb4a7979ae0fbe0de1bc454544bffb1d
SHA256: d140633b6c2e928617e79725aa993f6384359162c60f77d866e5b67bd12e999a
SHA512: f26a71b61e667a6d2179e5e19d7dbae09ae1d1c9e5da8ec97fdd48dd178542156029e8d812bcae24aad649d2935df389759cc752e50f95c462bf3d74c97f1fba
Homepage: http://guichaz.free.fr/iotop/
Description: simple top-like I/O monitor
Description-md5: c4f12688909987c39522befde2f1ee20

Package: iotop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6-24-g733f3f8-1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Wise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 90
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Filename: pool/main/i/iotop/iotop_0.6-24-g733f3f8-1_amd64.deb
Size: 22268
MD5sum: 0cdcc398dc4e00b38959f874f61d46c5
SHA1: 74e82a3b5eec517707e22e60b5c893468ba0841d
SHA256: 6ab036c4fd52463cc3caf13e034293ae246c7186edc990475086410ef93129ca
Homepage: http://guichaz.free.fr/iotop/
Description: simple top-like I/O monitor
Description-md5: c4f12688909987c39522befde2f1ee20