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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "kerneltop" package

This tutorial shows how to install kerneltop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall kerneltop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kerneltop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kerneltop package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: kerneltop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.91-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dariusz Dwornikowski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 34
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kerneltop/kerneltop_0.91-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 11756
MD5sum: b492d348f59be31d98538272d0ce44c6
SHA1: fa683eec6a4fe59ba36e2f5ec4b678fe5a13c81e
SHA256: 19f5fb6a8260cc294242316c808ebafe47c3dde7ee577af581c336ee8aa179f8
SHA512: 515b36388ac087c6f44b6680e66ed1dce7e6be6d47af02a68fb86754de9a29479287bcfafd302a857b9d44c16662529be9f1afe125d2e5c6a8fbc13f707c22a8
Homepage: http://www.infradead.org/~rdunlap/src/
Description-en: shows Linux kernel function usage in a style like top
kerneltop shows Linux kernel function information usage (modules
not included) like top do for process, and is derived from
readprofile.
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It needs profiling enabled on kernel at boot time.
Description-md5: 0fe4a108b4159d3ec18907ae40b72cb7