How To Install px on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install px on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is px
px is:
px parses command lines from Python, Ruby, Node, Perl, Java, bash, zh, sh command lines and show you what is actually running. px can filter processes by owner (“px root”), search for processes by command line (“px python”, like “pgrep”), and list processes in a helpful order.
ptop periodically displays a sorted list of system processes. Processes are sorted with the highest CPU users at the top. ptop is capable of decode Python, Ruby, Perl, Node, Java, bash, sh, zsh command lines and show you what is actually running. Shows an stable output by counting CPU time since ptop started. ptop provides a system load histogram rather for presenting the three uptime numbers and shows system load in relation to the number of logical and physical cores in the system.
There are three methods to install px 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 px Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install px using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install px
Install px Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install px using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install px
Install px 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 px using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install px
How To Uninstall px on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the px package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove px
Uninstall px And Its Dependencies
To uninstall px and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove px
Remove px Configurations and Data
To remove px configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge px
Remove px configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove px configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge px
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install px package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
