How To Install gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-top in AlmaLinux 8. gkrellm-top is GKrellM plugin which shows 3 most CPU intensive processes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gkrellm-top

A GKrellM plugin which displays the top three CPU intensive processes in a small window inside GKrellM, similar to wmtop. Useful to check out anytime what processes are consuming most CPU power on your machine.

We can use yum or dnf to install gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gkrellm-top.

Install gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gkrellm-top using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gkrellm-top

Install gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gkrellm-top using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gkrellm-top

How To Uninstall gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gkrellm-top package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gkrellm-top

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-top on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.