Install and Use htop command on Rocky Linux 8

In this guide, you will learn to Install and Use htop command on Rocky Linux 8.

htop command is a Linux utility for displaying crucial information about the system’s processes. It can be considered as a Linux counterpart of Windows Task Manager. htop is more of an interactive program as it supports mouse and keyboard operations for switching between values and tabs.

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Steps To Install and Use htop command on Rocky Linux 8

Steps To Install and Use htop command on Rocky Linux 8

To complete this guide, you must log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges. To do this, you can follow our guide on Initial Server Setup with Rocky Linux 8.

Installing htop on Rocky Linux 8

First, you need to update your local package index with the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Then, you need to install Epel Repository on your server by using the command below:

sudo dnf install epel-release -y

Now use the command below to install htop:

sudo dnf install htop -y

Verify your htop installation by checking its version:

htop --version

Output
htop 3.2.1

Using htop command

At this point, you can bring up your htop by running the command below:

htop

This is a standard overview of your system, which would suit most users just needing to check quickly on the system stats.

Here are some common options of the htop command:

One of the most common parameters is delaying the update frequency of Htop, as many have the application constantly running to monitor system or network performances.