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Monitoring running processes is a fundamental task in managing Linux systems. Whether you're a system administrator tracking the performance of servers, a developer debugging an application, or just curious about what's running on your machine, the ps command is an essential tool in any Linux user's arsenal. In this blog post, we'll explore how to use ps to view currently running processes and guide you through installing it on various Linux distributions using different package managers. ps stands for "Process Status." It is used in Unix-like operating systems to display information about active processes on a system. This command can show a snapshot of processes running at the moment you run the command.