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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "procps" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install procps on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: procps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4
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: 816
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libncurses6 (>= 6), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libprocps8 (>= 2:3.3.16-1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 3.0-10), init-system-helpers (>= 1.29~)
Recommends: psmisc
Conflicts: pgrep (<< 3.3-5), w-bassman (<< 1.0-3)
Breaks: guymager (<= 0.5.9-1), open-vm-tools (<= 2011.12.20-562307-1)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4_amd64.deb
Size: 232312
MD5sum: a81be0be2e9166a9d9ad32f8aa6fe283
SHA1: 56956dc04ef2a84db6fe1e854547913f04afc9a3
SHA256: 8d780f0aaddfd75d3a0add79767881e58af78bb5c869757d1600835284c5d969
SHA512: c5117d966d52a7ea76304738a035808dc8748353882ded67b9d114845fff71f0cd37ab6e213644bb2d6bf1135ba09ffc084c7087c1d19318457e4224a9271767
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
Description: /proc file system utilities
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core

Package: procps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2
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: 816
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libncurses6 (>= 6), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libprocps8 (>= 2:3.3.16-1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 3.0-10), init-system-helpers (>= 1.29~)
Recommends: psmisc
Conflicts: pgrep (<< 3.3-5), w-bassman (<< 1.0-3)
Breaks: guymager (<= 0.5.9-1), open-vm-tools (<= 2011.12.20-562307-1)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.16-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 232672
MD5sum: 9b28d6ea8f018453d620eb06d348dd52
SHA1: b19badd262c6bc2de0a3d0b648c42475e07b8929
SHA256: 709cb974ebb8f823aa88a3f45a5ad204d80e0004f95cca02190dc7c7918b4f4b
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
Description: /proc file system utilities
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core