Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install htop on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is htop
htop is:
Htop is an ncursed-based process viewer similar to top, but it
allows one to scroll the list vertically and horizontally to see
all processes and their full command lines.
Tasks related to processes (killing, renicing) can be done without
entering their PIDs.
There are three methods to install htop on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install htop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install htop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install htop
Install htop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install htop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install htop
Install htop Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install htop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install htop
How To Uninstall htop on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the htop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove htop
Uninstall htop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall htop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove htop
Remove htop Configurations and Data
To remove htop configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge htop
Remove htop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove htop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge htop
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install htop package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
