How To Install ptop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptop on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptop
Remove ptop Configurations and Data
To remove ptop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
