# Install px

Ps and top for human beings (px / ptop). Version 3.9.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:px
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install px
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install px
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: px from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/px
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/px.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id genotrance.px -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: genotrance.px from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:px
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/px>
- **Version:** 3.9.0
- **Source summary:** Ps and top for human beings (px / ptop)
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/walles/px>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/walles/px>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/walles/px#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/17/7f/42d82f262d4d2ae8bba8d02b3e4a9116f95df60b8b799713201848154445/pxpx-3.9.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- pxtree (cli)
- pxtree (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## macOS Provided Libraries

- lsof

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.9.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/walles/px
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** px
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Conflicts With:** fpc, pixie
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - px - 3.6.9-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: px from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ps and top for human beings | https://github.com/walles/px/
- Ubuntu apt - px - 3.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: px from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ps and top for human beings | https://github.com/walles/px/
- Scoop - main/px: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/px.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - genotrance.px: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: genotrance.px from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pstree](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pstree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, ps, system, system-utility.
- [progress](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/progress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, system.
- [procps](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/procps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ps, system, top.
- [gops](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gops/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, system.
- [libgtop](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libgtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, system.
- [glances](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/glances/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, top.
- [procs](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/procs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ps, system.
- [switchaudio-osx](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/switchaudio-osx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, system-utility.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph