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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "iotop" package

This is a short guide on how to install iotop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall iotop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: iotop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6-24-g733f3f8-1.1
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-g733f3f8-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 22372
MD5sum: 832bdf979eeb1f7f0d8dc6b9c5e96da1
SHA1: f15ff022f54e3bf1e5074cd4d3524c1e96245e01
SHA256: 316ae598f1871b9fa2d14e1c52f51387e86365e72a025096cf193a2ada3a71a5
SHA512: 3bd8307b48531d8695b285a7a71ccb024a2ec42c13f27e1c5b9d60b06e078e4d0facbd94ebca3c60bb009a9be08c8168c35bc9cd4a18375c86c37974b8098716
Homepage: http://guichaz.free.fr/iotop/
Description-en: simple top-like I/O monitor
iotop does for I/O usage what top(1) does for CPU usage. It watches I/O
usage information output by the Linux kernel and displays a table of
current I/O usage by processes on the system. It is handy for answering
the question "Why is the disk churning so much?".
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iotop can only run under a Linux 2.6.20 or later kernel built with the
CONFIG_TASKSTATS, CONFIG_TASK_DELAY_ACCT, CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING and
CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS build config options on.
Description-md5: c4f12688909987c39522befde2f1ee20