I colleague recommended that I install htop the other day. It's an alternative to top which offers colour (ooh), a tree sort view (aah), and the ability to kill off processes within htop itself (very cool).
To install it, simply run:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6f2D_YYklJG8Z-g9PqE8nwz46jBP5i2TYSifzOP5o7m-UwHEBpkTxXxnkcfgfDT5Eeh0THW4F9-HJ4Eh9QMYGcndEcnWa3xh-hwkaNZZQjnhFitP-wmOtslcT_63Zs4egVH2ZA/s400/htop.png)
And here are some of the help options:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOzUAUAcZYq2wlmoNbNwdXpJydTpAc93Xr6nohD8WZWwoXTJ5T1CidE4Nc7KHR-EyqmlMAbWnyGfefZokgFrfvz1E4GoZYPuf8GyyzJ8Q1w-k6kp2HFkOhYBwuDZ_BEinz9gDkA/s400/htop-help.png)
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To install it, simply run:
sudo aptitude install htopAnd to run it, simply type:
htopThis is what it looks like running (with the tree view selected):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6f2D_YYklJG8Z-g9PqE8nwz46jBP5i2TYSifzOP5o7m-UwHEBpkTxXxnkcfgfDT5Eeh0THW4F9-HJ4Eh9QMYGcndEcnWa3xh-hwkaNZZQjnhFitP-wmOtslcT_63Zs4egVH2ZA/s400/htop.png)
And here are some of the help options:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOzUAUAcZYq2wlmoNbNwdXpJydTpAc93Xr6nohD8WZWwoXTJ5T1CidE4Nc7KHR-EyqmlMAbWnyGfefZokgFrfvz1E4GoZYPuf8GyyzJ8Q1w-k6kp2HFkOhYBwuDZ_BEinz9gDkA/s400/htop-help.png)
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The Doctor