Install NCDU on a Linux Server

This article walks you through the process of installing and using NCDU on a Linux server.  NCDU can be used to track disk usage in Linux.

  1. Download the latest version of NCDU by browsing to http://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu.
  2. Upload the compressed file to your Linux server.
  3. Login to your Linux server via SSH.
  4. Browse to the directory that contains the compressed file.
  5. Unzip the compressed file.
    ncdu_001
  6. Rename the ncdu directory.
    ncdu_002
  7. Run the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr

make

make install

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