How to Install and Uninstall htop Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "htop" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install htop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall htop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: htop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.5-6
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 313
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: lm-sensors, lsof, strace
Filename: pool/main/h/htop/htop_3.0.5-6_amd64.deb
Size: 109420
MD5sum: 2be32a6f673070f5b8ca43a55d8dbb83
SHA1: c45d5ea80e4125fc74ff20f03e81e05f32760d5c
SHA256: e70bc74b8de695a77f342cab97b96b6a253118591e50ee6e18874a4a9225aa8e
SHA512: 335aea29e481f903c77ff804d3b7de63a9197677ab5822985d546b805b2e2cf9f02500873494879d20817d14af4ccc3fa67c0251cb4fe03d39e7d322f98d2d5a
Homepage: https://htop.dev/
Description-en: interactive processes viewer
Htop is an ncursed-based process viewer similar to top, but it
allows one to scroll the list vertically and horizontally to see
all processes and their full command lines.
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Tasks related to processes (killing, renicing) can be done without
entering their PIDs.
Description-md5: 8eb5aa19b3c92a975dc78e2165f6688d
Task: server, cloud-image, server-raspi, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi