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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pgtop" package

This guide let you learn how to install pgtop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pgtop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pgtop package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pgtop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 135
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bastiaan Franciscus van den Dikkenberg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.7.0-2build1
Replaces: ptop (<< 3.7.0-1~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpq5, libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Breaks: ptop (<< 3.7.0-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pgtop/pgtop_3.7.0-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 45818
MD5sum: cda68096b481cbc3d89d47e55ac02381
SHA1: d19df3128ab1e8ccd8caee5493a787f0bd8f77e8
SHA256: fb9c0e52dec5caab3060d0b1e14a7bb37caf07ed42977ca6be020067282bf0a9
Description-en: PostgreSQL performance monitoring tool akin to top
pg_top is a console-based tool for monitoring a PostgreSQL database.
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With pg_top you can:
* View currently running SQL statement of a process
* View query plan of a currently running SELECT statement
* View locks held by a process
* View user table statistics
* View user index statistics
Description-md5: ba091052deee8842ca9a58796ef92f19
Enhances: postgresql
Homepage: http://ptop.projects.postgresql.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu