How to Install and Uninstall atop Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 17,2025

You can also install and uninstall the atop on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "atop" package

Please follow the steps below to install atop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall atop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                atop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the atop package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: atop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marc Haber
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 488
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14)
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon
Filename: pool/universe/a/atop/atop_2.7.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 179808
MD5sum: 202522325859165c5b85472be330e5de
SHA1: 6a2452c16af662361ebd1a66c889df31bb80b2bf
SHA256: 43be1d17799ffc669f5ab54efcb9c08d3c8beec09b512c1e8da16ca8797052c6
SHA512: 8fb56387c327e6b2f6c5eb909b144d8be25daea659793469b6c88fb2716f4d697e13686c96f093fdc1dd986603e40f2d9e770230b7f7930aab15537f82b500e6
Homepage: https://atoptool.nl/
Description: Monitor for system resources and process activity
Description-md5: 2a32ea85feda1b5ec3fb2dbfd516b9ba