How To Install ptop on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptop on Debian 9. ptop is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptop on Debian 9.

What is ptop

ptop is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed. ptop is replaced by pgtop

There are three methods to install ptop on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ptop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ptop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ptop

Install ptop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ptop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ptop

Install ptop 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ptop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ptop

How To Uninstall ptop on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ptop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ptop

Uninstall ptop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ptop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptop

Remove ptop Configurations and Data

To remove ptop configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ptop

Remove ptop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ptop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptop

Dependencies

ptop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptop package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.