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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "psmisc" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall psmisc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: psmisc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 22.21-2.1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 232
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Replaces: procps (<< 1:1.2)
Filename: pool/main/p/psmisc/psmisc_22.21-2.1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 48052
MD5sum: cfcb73b0be91a558c7738f54e0e197a5
SHA1: f6379b2a8580a0e0b89792b441450321a6f2aa9e
SHA256: 3f7c8c0aa705a030ccfff981a80fe04341e8c173d39d04ddccaadb57d2b9d07e
SHA512: fb6d00b4af0b00efc3047709e5042aed728080367ad6c9f6d8154e4b05edfd2bba1c3c226b48060754a7db301a70d2fa96362585ae1b4042af7681182edccc78
Homepage: http://psmisc.sf.net/
Description-en: utilities that use the proc file system
This package contains miscellaneous utilities that use the proc FS:
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- fuser: identifies processes that are using files or sockets.
- killall: kills processes by name (e.g. "killall -HUP named").
- peekfd: shows the data traveling over a file descriptor.
- pstree: shows currently running processes as a tree.
- prtstat: print the contents of /proc//stat
Description-md5: f223601d881677b6b3cc176c4915b053
Task: standard, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master
Supported: 5y

Package: psmisc
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 232
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Version: 22.21-2.1build1
Replaces: procps (<< 1:1.2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/p/psmisc/psmisc_22.21-2.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 48012
MD5sum: ea6cd2d8f30f120510f35facd65e6f7c
SHA1: 6cf532b182938056682f74bfe7e1c6e38aa00a4b
SHA256: c3e9267648c6af03c59b129723cdeef3205a3299c24db2668456f27d214cfa67
Description-en: utilities that use the proc file system
This package contains miscellaneous utilities that use the proc FS:
.
- fuser: identifies processes that are using files or sockets.
- killall: kills processes by name (e.g. "killall -HUP named").
- peekfd: shows the data traveling over a file descriptor.
- pstree: shows currently running processes as a tree.
- prtstat: print the contents of /proc//stat
Description-md5: f223601d881677b6b3cc176c4915b053
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://psmisc.sf.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master