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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "iotop" package

This tutorial shows how to install iotop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iotop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: iotop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Wise
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6-1
Depends: python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2), python (<< 2.8)
Filename: pool/universe/i/iotop/iotop_0.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23828
MD5sum: bd075894c526b67b836e63b5b08d994f
SHA1: 020961ebefab29c78ab7615d4bef5355a1ea54bc
SHA256: 469d33cb291c16c468cf2991806d93609692e0e96d9ce4788ae129e924a7c8c4
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
Homepage: http://guichaz.free.fr/iotop/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu