From 87795780f696be9c9db0e17159e5024452e79968 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=E5=85=AD=E5=BC=80=E7=AE=B1?= Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 23:55:16 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?[=E6=89=8B=E5=8A=A8=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98][tech]:?= =?UTF-8?q?=2020221121.0=20=E2=AD=90=EF=B8=8F=E2=AD=90=EF=B8=8F=205=20htop?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Alternatives=20to=20Enhance=20Your=20Linux=20System=20Monito?= =?UTF-8?q?ring=20Experience.md?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience.md | 159 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 159 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20221121.0 ⭐️⭐️ 5 htop Alternatives to Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20221121.0 ⭐️⭐️ 5 htop Alternatives to Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience.md b/sources/tech/20221121.0 ⭐️⭐️ 5 htop Alternatives to Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fb2969556c --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20221121.0 ⭐️⭐️ 5 htop Alternatives to Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience.md @@ -0,0 +1,159 @@ +[#]: subject: "5 htop Alternatives to Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience" +[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/authenticator/" +[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +5 htop Alternatives to Enhance Your Linux System Monitoring Experience +====== + +htop is a popular command-line tool to help monitor the system’s resources and performance on Linux. + +**It’s better than top**, often available by default out of the box. + +With htop, you can filter and sort processes to understand things better, get a tree view of the processes running, and kill processes when needed. + +![htop 2022][1] + +I use htop over other system monitoring tools because it displays what’s essential to me and allows terminating rogue/frozen processes when I need to take control of running services. + +But, if you want something else that displays more info or looks different, what are some **htop alternatives**? Let’s take a look. + +**Recommended Read**: [7 System Monitoring Tools for Linux to Keep an Eye on Vital System Stats][2] + +### 1. atop + +![atop 2022][3] + +[atop][4] is all about running process details. You get all the data you need to understand the processing on your system. + +It also provides the ability to make a permanent log of resource utilization for long-term analysis. A system administrator might find this more useful than anyone else. + +Unfortunately, it does not provide you with a pretty output. So, if you want that, keep looking at the other options below. + +#### How to install atop? + +For Ubuntu/Debian-based distributions, type in: + +``` +sudo apt install atop +``` + +### 2. vtop + +![vtop 2022][5] + +[vtop][6] is the perfect system monitoring utility if you want a good-looking output and essential features to manage processes. + +The output looks like a GUI in a terminal, as I’ve stated in some of my other articles. You can have mouse support or choose to disable it. The theme can also be customized. + +It is built using Node.js. So, you need to install additional packages to get it installed. + +Unfortunately, this project seems to be no longer actively maintained. But, it worked for me at the time of writing this article. + +#### How to install vtop? + +For Ubuntu-based distros, enter the following commands in the terminal: + +``` +sudo apt install nodejs +sudo apt install npm +sudo npm install -g vtop +``` + +### 3. btop++ + +![btop][7] + +[btop++][8] is a C++ version of bashtop and bpytop. And, yes, it is the third iteration of those projects by the same developer. + +btop++ includes full mouse support, features a game-inspired menu system, lets you filter processes, get a tree view, and more. + +#### How to install btop++? + +Using the official repositories, you can easily install it on Fedora, OpenSUSE, and FreeBSD. + +For Fedora, you can type in: + +``` +sudo dnf install btop +``` + +You can explore its [GitHub page][8] for options to install on other Linux distributions. + +### 4. Glances + +![glances 2022][9] + +Glances is similar to htop, but with more features. + +It is a cross-platform system monitoring utility that can export data as CSV or other formats for InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, and more. + +You can also utilize its web user interface to check the stats remotely or without access to the terminal. + +#### How to Install Glances? + +For Ubuntu-based distros, you can type in: + +``` +sudo apt install glances +``` + +### 5. nmon + +![nmon 2022 1][10] + +[nmon][11] is an impressive monitoring utility that lets you control what you want to display as the output. + +You can extract the monitoring data (export it as CSV) and use it for further analysis. It is easy to toggle statistics and switch between different views. + +By default, it refreshes the data every two seconds, but you can customize it and access more options to tweak your experience. + +#### How to install nmon? + +You can find it in the official repositories. For Ubuntu-based distros, type in the following in the terminal: + +``` +sudo apt install nmon +``` + +### Wrapping Up + +![top 2022][12] + +The top command utility comes baked in with your Linux system. If you want a no-nonsense monitoring utility and want to keep an eye on system processes and some stats, top is sufficient. + +Not sure if I can count it as an enhanced experience over htop and that’s the reason why top is not included in the main list. + +As you can see here, some monitoring utilities may be fun and prove to be more insightful than htop. + +_What is your favorite htop replacement? Do you think htop is more than enough for your use-case? Feel free to let me know your thoughts in the comments down below._ + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/authenticator/ + +作者：[Ankush Das][a] +选题：[lkxed][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/htop-2022.png +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/linux-system-monitoring-tools/ +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/atop-2022.png +[4]: https://www.atoptool.nl/index.php +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/vtop-2022.png +[6]: https://github.com/MrRio/vtop +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btop.png +[8]: https://github.com/aristocratos/btop +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/glances-2022.png +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nmon-2022-1.png +[11]: https://nmon.sourceforge.net/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage +[12]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/top-2022.png