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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kerneltop" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install kerneltop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall kerneltop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: kerneltop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dariusz Dwornikowski
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.91-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kerneltop/kerneltop_0.91-2_amd64.deb
Size: 11302
MD5sum: 38515ee948e3dd8aa414abe523ea9759
SHA1: 24e46eb4c19aeb27c6bfd437d5a36c9315e48d56
SHA256: 791f917bcbe2ce24caa655a8b9d3333225a1e90da13beb6acf472ba6e54220c4
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
Homepage: http://www.infradead.org/~rdunlap/src/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu