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How to install htop on Ubuntu Linux using apt

last updated July 30, 2019 in Linux, Package Management, Ubuntu Linux

I like htop output, but it is not installed by default on my Ubuntu cloud server. How do I install htop on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS server?

How to install htop on Alpine Linux using apk

last updated March 6, 2019 in Alpine Linux, Linux, Package Management

I am a new user of Alpine Linux. How do I install htop on Alpine Linux using the apk command?

How to install htop on pfSense firewall

last updated July 26, 2016 in FreeBSD, Package Management, Troubleshooting, UNIX

I am using pfSense version 2.3.2-RELEASE (FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p5). How do I install htop version 2.x on a pfSense firewall?

How To Check Swap Usage Size and Utilization in Linux

last updated July 23, 2019 in CentOS, Commands, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Troubleshooting

How do I check swap (paging) usage under Linux operating systems using command bash/ksh line options? How do I check swap usage size on Linux operating system?

CentOS Linux: Find Memory (RAM) Usage Information Command

last updated December 27, 2013 in CentOS, Commands, Hardware

I am a new CentOS Linux user. How do I find out installed ram information on CentOS Linux? How do I find out memory usage statistics on Centos Linux version 5.x/6.x+ using console based command line option?

CentOS / RHEL: Install htop An Interactive Text-mode Process Viewer

last updated December 17, 2013 in CentOS, Monitoring, Package Management, RedHat and Friends

I am a new Linux/CentOS/RHEL sysadmin. How do I install an interactive text-mode process viewer for called htop on CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x/6.x+ based system using yum command?

Find out what processes are running in the background on Linux

last updated May 20, 2019 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new CentOS Linux server sysadmin. How do I find out what processes are running in the background on Linux operating systems?