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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "procps" package

Please follow the steps below to install procps on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall procps on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: procps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 676
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses5 (>= 6), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libprocps4, libtinfo5 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), initscripts
Recommends: psmisc
Conflicts: pgrep (<< 3.3-5), w-bassman (<< 1.0-3)
Breaks: guymager (<= 0.5.9-1), open-vm-tools (<= 2011.12.20-562307-1), xmem (<= 1.20-27.1)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.10-4ubuntu2.5_amd64.deb
Size: 221926
MD5sum: 5c9e5215a8b01fb868e83cd4fb5838f2
SHA1: f55e4060bc589b89913250e091144c32e4d43a3c
SHA256: 3d13296fba462722884b9081664595a43857807359a82016759d63a1663a4fcf
SHA512: c1b399b01c7c3ebbcf2467da8e9b774547679de478fa9ac99e2c90f3cd9ac903c1b8bbf4986f0febffabc863c08a85c6b2db7cad70b3d9acf2ef2722102d9250
Homepage: http://gitorious.org/procps
Description-en: /proc file system utilities
This package provides command line and full screen utilities for browsing
procfs, a "pseudo" file system dynamically generated by the kernel to
provide information about the status of entries in its process table
(such as whether the process is running, stopped, or a "zombie").
.
It contains free, kill, pkill, pgrep, pmap, ps, pwdx, skill, slabtop,
snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch.
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: procps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 676
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses5 (>= 6), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libprocps4, libtinfo5 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), initscripts
Recommends: psmisc
Conflicts: pgrep (<< 3.3-5), w-bassman (<< 1.0-3)
Breaks: guymager (<= 0.5.9-1), open-vm-tools (<= 2011.12.20-562307-1), xmem (<= 1.20-27.1)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4_amd64.deb
Size: 221950
MD5sum: adc5885b2881b6ae0f12283af4a29e56
SHA1: c49baf65ed88d6ec42644eba65f086fe3308659f
SHA256: 7539e0de40636f07737c2388a1242417b142df93df790007a77683def180b802
SHA512: c26d673e47657916a45acd7f344198b3f7705ae0bef77cdafc327c2015916665e86a43d8f90a5fbff70f834e8cfbc310910e120f6fdba30b1542b7b973ab9089
Homepage: http://gitorious.org/procps
Description-en: /proc file system utilities
This package provides command line and full screen utilities for browsing
procfs, a "pseudo" file system dynamically generated by the kernel to
provide information about the status of entries in its process table
(such as whether the process is running, stopped, or a "zombie").
.
It contains free, kill, pkill, pgrep, pmap, ps, pwdx, skill, slabtop,
snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch.
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: procps
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 676
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2
Provides: watch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses5 (>= 6), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libprocps4, libtinfo5 (>= 6), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), initscripts
Recommends: psmisc
Conflicts: pgrep (<< 3.3-5), w-bassman (<< 1.0-3)
Breaks: guymager (<= 0.5.9-1), open-vm-tools (<= 2011.12.20-562307-1), xmem (<= 1.20-27.1)
Filename: pool/main/p/procps/procps_3.3.10-4ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 221574
MD5sum: 98b90b92d29da8841448be3391c9df90
SHA1: 3d7d70c14b0515eaf98f31f36da4166d20ec70d5
SHA256: 133957dbba4acd3749ca3fdca00ae17b9e38552d8f0336030efd7c2d92f8e891
Description-en: /proc file system utilities
This package provides command line and full screen utilities for browsing
procfs, a "pseudo" file system dynamically generated by the kernel to
provide information about the status of entries in its process table
(such as whether the process is running, stopped, or a "zombie").
.
It contains free, kill, pkill, pgrep, pmap, ps, pwdx, skill, slabtop,
snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch.
Description-md5: 943f3288c1aaa379fca73a3ff1a35278
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://gitorious.org/procps
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal