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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "psmisc" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall psmisc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: psmisc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 23.3-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 284
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Replaces: procps (<< 1:1.2)
Filename: pool/main/p/psmisc/psmisc_23.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 53300
MD5sum: 68d326b3135e63f520b73f6dd26974b9
SHA1: e652c08402cd9bbd7feb9ee669fd35a7f2c4c241
SHA256: 72c43a4bf46c4aeee5fdab5af47b7c2bbfdb5be1b8388e90b864e5c0c4a8d3f6
Homepage: http://psmisc.sf.net/
Description: utilities that use the proc file system
Description-md5: f223601d881677b6b3cc176c4915b053
Task: standard