Installing htop on Rocky Linux 9: A Step-by-Step Guide
Rocky Linux 9, an enterprise-grade distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9, offers a host of advantages for system administrators and developers. One such tool that stands out is htop, a powerful and interactive system monitoring tool.
Rocky Linux 9 features SELinux-based security, ensuring a secure environment for your applications. This distribution is also compatible with enterprise software ecosystems, making it an ideal choice for businesses.
One of the key benefits of using htop on Rocky Linux 9 is its more interactive, user-friendly, and visually appealing interface compared to the traditional top command. Here are some of htop's key advantages:
- **Interactive process management**: Scroll vertically and horizontally to view all running processes and their full command lines, a feature top does not allow easily. - **Mouse support**: Navigate, select, and terminate processes more easily with mouse input. - **Keyboard shortcuts**: Simplify tasks such as searching processes, filtering, sorting, changing process priority, killing processes, and toggling tree views with numerous shortcuts. - **Better visualization**: htop presents CPU, memory, and swap usage with colored bars, making it easier to interpret system performance at a glance.
To install htop on Rocky Linux 9, first update the system and then use the command `dnf install htop`. htop is not included by default, but this is straightforward given Rocky's RHEL base.
Once installed, you can start htop by running the specified command. To connect to the server, use SSH with the server's IP address, which can be found in the Resources tab after creating the instance.
htop is particularly valuable when managing web hosting stacks, CI/CD pipelines, game or media servers, KVM virtual machines, containers, and secure firewall-hardened deployments. It is useful for monitoring high-load systems, debugging stuck or zombie processes, and observing resource use in containerized or virtualized services.
If you no longer need htop, you can uninstall it using the provided command. With its real-time process monitor interface, interactive features, and useful keyboard shortcuts, htop offers a more efficient user experience for monitoring and managing processes on Rocky Linux 9.
Rocky Linux 9 also offers long-term support until 2032, ensuring stability and reliability for your projects. Before creating an instance, choose a plan that suits your needs. Embrace the power of htop on Rocky Linux 9 and elevate your system management experience.
[1] For more detailed information, please refer to the Rocky Linux and htop documentation.
- Htop, being a powerful and interactive system monitoring tool available on Rocky Linux 9, provides a more efficient user experience for managing processes, especially in high-load systems, due to its real-time process monitor interface, interactive features, and useful keyboard shortcuts.
- The compatibility of Rocky Linux 9 with various enterprise software ecosystems, coupled with the tech-savvy features of htop such as interactive process management, mouse support, keyboard shortcuts, and better visualization, makes it an appealing choice for businesses and system administrators who seek a secure, enterprise-grade operating system with advanced monitoring tools.
