VIRT: The virtual memory the process is using. NI: The nice value of the process, this affects its priority. The lower the number, the higher the priority. Here is what each column means: PID: A process’s process ID number. To launch htop, simply run the command: # htop Use htop command Last metadata expiration check: 0:11:08 ago on Mon 02:03:24 PM EST.ĭescription : htop is an interactive text-mode process viewer for Linux, similar to

To install htop tool, simply run the command: # dnf install htop After the installation is complete, you can find more information about htop using the command: # dnf info htop To do so, run: # dnf install Īfter the installation of the EPEL repository, update the system. The first step in the installation of the Htop tool is to enable the EPEL repository.

Let’s now jump in and see how to install this handy feature.

Htop allows mouse usage, unlike top which doesn’t support it.

The ability to end or kill processes without typing their PIDs.

Colored output resource usage statistics.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install and use htop on CentOS 8/RHEL 8 Linux. While top command takes few seconds delay to collect data where htop is much faster. Htopis very interactive, gives you additional information about running processes, and allows for manipulations such as sorting the list of processes using various criteria and search for a process/kill processes.

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