Linux: How to install htop on Ubuntu and Mint
While topthe htop utility provides us with basic information about the processes running on our Linux system, the htop utility goes a step further and provides us with more information about the processes and also allows for several operations.
How to install htop on Linux?
To install htop, sort the process list using the following criteria: CPU usage, memory, virtual memory, etc., and search for the process. Next, kill the process.
Automatic installation from repository
A package exists for most Linux distributions htop, so it can be easily installed through your package manager! Here is the common procedure to use:
注意: All commands are entered as root (admin) or we can use the sudo program to execute commands as root (Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu).
Installation on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint and derivatives (Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, LMDE, etc.)
The first thing to do is to verify that our repository is up to date
$ apt-get update
The next step is to install htop:
$ apt-get install -y htop
The above -yparameters automatically accept package installation!
Fedora, CentOS, RedHat, etc.
For these distributions we will notice htopthat packages are often missing from the official repositories. Therefore it is necessary to use the "EPEL" repository:
Fedora
$ yum install htop
CentOS, RHEL, Scientific Linux, etc.
Install the EPEL repository:
$ yum install epel-release
If the "epel-release" package does not exist, you need to install it manually: RHEL/CentOS 7.X
$ rpm -ivh https://mir01.syntis.net/epel/7/$(arch)/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm
RHEL/CentOS 6.X
$ rpm -ivh http://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/epel/6/$(arch)/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
RHEL / CentOS 5.x
$ rpm -ivh http://mirror.in2p3.fr/pub/epel/5/$(arch)/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
Installation htopPackage:
$ yum install htop
Gentoo
Just use emergeto install the package.
$ emerge sys-process/htop
Manual installation from source
Manual installation from source may be necessary in the following cases:
-
htopPackage is not available for our system -
We want to run the latest version
htop, but it is not available for our system yet.
htopThe installation and compilation should work on most systems
if we have the right tools ! We'll start by downloading the source:
$ wget http://hisham.hm/htop/releases/1.0.3/htop-1.0.3.tar.gz
We will then extract this package:
$ tar zxf htop-1.0.3.tar.gz
Now we will compile our tool:
$ cd htop-1.0.3
$ ./configure; make; make install
Start htop
Typically, if the installation is successful and returns an error message, run with the following command htop:
$ htop
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