What tasks does the nethogs utility solve?

nethogs is a Linux command-line utility that allows you to monitor and analyze the use of network traffic at the process level. It allows you to find out which processes or programs consume the largest amount of network traffic, and also monitors and displays the data transfer rate for each process in real time.

Nethogs Features

Some of the main features of the nethogs program:

1. Real-time display of network bandwidth usage by processes.
2. Displays the current data transfer and receipt rate for each process.
3. Identification of processes that consume the largest amount of network traffic.
4. The ability to sort processes by traffic usage.
5. Support for monitoring network traffic on a specific network interface or IP address.
6. Displaying statistics on the volume of transmitted and received data for each process.

The nethogs program can be useful for tracking and identifying processes that use network bandwidth, as well as for diagnosing and solving problems with network traffic.

How to install nethogs

To install the nethogs program on Linux, you can use the package manager that is available in your distribution. Here are some commands for installing nethogs on various distributions:

For Debian/Ubuntu and its derivatives, use the apt command:

sudo apt-get install nethogs

For Fedora and CentOS, use the yum command:

sudo yum install nethogs

For openSUSE, use the zypper command:

sudo zypper install nethogs

After successful installation, you can run nethogs from the command line with the following command:

sudo nethogs

The program will display information about processes using network traffic and their corresponding statistics. Please note that superuser (root) rights may be required to install packages.