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

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the psmisc 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 "psmisc" package

Learn how to install psmisc 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 "psmisc" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall psmisc on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: psmisc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 23.4-2build3
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: 452
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Breaks: manpages-de (<< 4.9.1-1)
Replaces: manpages-de (<< 4.9.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/p/psmisc/psmisc_23.4-2build3_amd64.deb
Size: 119104
MD5sum: baa38b89891a185befe02a9facfe58fc
SHA1: 7dfd20f525728ea877025c37cd66feca9970ce6d
SHA256: 1a80865692d657a3244b69907baa3a59051848ccd373121f183de466689a2b81
SHA512: 7784ead97e59ca9401d430d38e285562326bf1a6328ed0c0d062b758ca9684943794dd5cb0949b0a53a306a9030bc3a253a2ce0657d4845007a7663900ac268f
Homepage: http://psmisc.sf.net/
Description: utilities that use the proc file system
Description-md5: f223601d881677b6b3cc176c4915b053
Task: standard