How to Install and Uninstall htop Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "htop" package

Learn how to install htop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall htop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: htop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.1-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 210
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: lsof, strace
Filename: pool/universe/h/htop/htop_2.0.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 76358
MD5sum: e119566af1c6be1a082e912ef627e691
SHA1: 7a334a68b7deaea7c7133cb74c820464d42511a8
SHA256: d29864c97dce191f33e335927b1b2ee59e30ba6d779078b73d9ecd3f7c0da19f
SHA512: 08bf40bc3fccb6bc15e3e363ad244f8519d2ece875be88aa2f3bc8f65a4b6ceb7829324a0dd7716094f22d52a38a3543aab50d0c05db3815443f834a8a51a34b
Homepage: http://hisham.hm/htop/
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

Package: htop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 210
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Lange
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.1-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: lsof, strace
Filename: pool/universe/h/htop/htop_2.0.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 76638
MD5sum: 81bd92e5842140c6f39ce9ce816bae20
SHA1: 8115f69419725b4834b8ab35cae2be09bb106f75
SHA256: f322cedb1975349adb825ec3a6148ead0def50c7b54fb166ceb34ef61bdf7e59
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.
.
Tasks related to processes (killing, renicing) can be done without
entering their PIDs.
Description-md5: 8eb5aa19b3c92a975dc78e2165f6688d
Homepage: http://hisham.hm/htop/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu