How To Install htop on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install htop on AlmaLinux 8.

What is htop

htop is an interactive text-mode process viewer for Linux, similar to top(1).

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

Install htop 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 htop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install htop

Install htop 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 htop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install htop

How To Uninstall htop on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the htop package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove htop

References

• htop website

Summary

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