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Btop++: Linux System Monitoring Tool That is Definitely Better than Top (itsfoss.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I was today old when I learned that the software's called btop++, not just btop :)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

I'm a big fan of btop, and probably a big chunk of that is that the default configuration is useful and very easy to understand. I can't be bothered to spend hours configuring a monitoring app and learning obscure keyboard shortcuts to navigate it; if I'm opening a system monitor it's because I want info, not because I want to live in it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I've been using this for a while. It's neat. Just needed to turn of all the theming, it looked silly.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How does it compare to htop? I always found that good.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

It can also shows disk, network and GPU stats, so a very complete overview. And it can be themed to integrate well with your desktop theme.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It just generally has more bells & whistles. "Kitchen sink"

But I use htop almost exclusively, it gives me what I need and is super convenient to use, compared to top.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

This is also available via homebrew, good stuff!