Trying to install htop Linux? We can help you with it.

Here at Bobcares, we have seen several such Linux related queries as part of our Server Management Services for web hosts and online service providers.

Today we’ll take a look at how to install htop Linux.

A few facts about htop

HTOP is a process viewer on the terminal. We can mainly use it to monitor processes, finalize, and explore them all from the terminal which guarantees a minimum expenditure of resources.

This command-line tool is very useful for locating what programs are using more resources.

Also, it provides more filters using which you can sort it to display only the information you are looking for.

How to install htop on Linux

Now let’s take a look at how our Support Engineers install htop on Linux.

Install Htop on Debian 8 Jessie and Debian 9 Stretch

First, log in as root and execute the below command in the terminal.

su

After connecting to su account, run the below command to install htop.

apt install htop

Install Htop on Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 16.04

Here also connect to root by running the below command.

su

Then execute the below command to install htop.

apt install htop

Install Htop on Fedora 26 and Fedora 27

First, connect using the root privileges. For that run the below command.

su

After connecting to su account, you can invoke dnf that is Fedora package manager. Now run the below command to install htop on Fedora systems.

dnf install htop

Install Htop on Gentoo

First, connect using root privileges. For that run the below command.

su

Now invoke Gentoo’s own package manager emerge. Then run the below command to install htop.

emerge sys-process/htop

Install Htop on CentOS 7 and Red Hat Linux Enterprise

First, log in as root and execute the below command in the terminal.

su

Now, download the package containing the EPEL repository.

wget http://mirror.pnl.gov/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm

Then install the downloaded package to add the EPEL repository

rpm -Uvh epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm

Now “validate” the newly added repository by running the below command.

yum repolist

Finally, install htop on RHEL and Centos by running the below command.

yum install htop

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Conclusion

Today, we saw how our Support Engineers install htop on Linux.