# Install glances

Alternative to top/htop. Version 4.5.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:glances
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install glances
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install glances
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/glances/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add glances
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glances from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install glances
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install glances
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: glances from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#glances
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glances/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S glances
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: glances from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install python311-Glances
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-Glances from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:glances
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/glances>
- **Version:** 4.5.4
- **Source summary:** Alternative to top/htop
- **Homepage:** <https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nicolargo/glances>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://glances.readthedocs.io/>
- **License:** LGPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8a/c1/8801d7646a0fd0eea9b1afa047013b6887f29260fd5886b23d15df52c782/glances-4.5.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-23T10:43:23Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- glances (cli)
- glances (alias)

## Dependencies

- certifi
- cryptography
- pydantic
- python@3.14

## Build Dependencies

- rust

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.5.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-23
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** glances
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 3
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - glances - 4.3.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: glances from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- Debian apt - glances-doc - 4.3.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: glances-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for glances Curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- Nix - glances: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glances/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - glances - 3.4.0.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: glances from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- Ubuntu apt - glances-doc - 3.4.0.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: glances-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for glances Curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- apk - glances - 4.5.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glances from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI curses based monitoring tool | https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
- apk - glances-doc - 4.5.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glances-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI curses based monitoring tool (documentation) | https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
- dnf - glances - 4.3.0.8-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: glances from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A cross-platform system monitoring tool | https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
- pacman - glances - 4.5.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: glances from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | CLI curses-based monitoring tool | https://nicolargo.github.io/glances
- zypper - python311-Glances - 4.5.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-Glances from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- zypper - python313-Glances - 4.5.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python313-Glances from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- zypper - python314-Glances - 4.5.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python314-Glances from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool | https://github.com/nicolargo/glances
- MacPorts - glances: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/glances/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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