Install psutils on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install psutils
Learn how to install psutils with the command sudo apt-get install psutils on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of psutils:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: psutils
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install psutils
Package Details | |
| Package: | psutils |
| Version: | 1.17-31 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~ajcd/psutils/ |
| Description: | PostScript document handling utilities This collection of utilities is for manipulating PostScript documents. Page selection and rearrangement are supported, including arrangement into signatures for booklet printing, and page merging for n-up printing. . The following programs are included in psutils: epsffit, extractres, fixdlsrps, fixfmps, fixmacps, fixpsditps, fixpspps, fixscribeps, fixtpps, fixwfwps, fixwpps, fixwwps, getafm, includeres, psbook, psmerge, psnup, psresize, psselect, pstops, showchar . Some programs included here (psmerge) behave differently if gs is available, but all programs work without it. Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~ajcd/psutils/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | text |
How to install psutils on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If psutils is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L psutils' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L psutils Package `psutils' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing psutils:
After system update use the following command to install psutils:
sudo apt-get install psutils
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove psutils from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the psutils from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the psutils following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove psutils
Following command is used to remove the psutils package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove psutils
This will remove psutils and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing psutils with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge psutils
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove psutils
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with psutils package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.