btop++ is a tool for monitoring system resources and running processes via command line. This tool shows CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage. The btop++ is written using C++ programming language.
This tutorial shows how to install btop++ on Ubuntu and Raspberry Pis
Install btop++ on Ubuntu
Download archive file from releases page of the btop++ repository:
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wget -qO btop.tbz https://github.com/aristocratos/btop/releases/latest/download/btop-x86_64-linux-musl.tbz
Extract btop++ executable file from archive:
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sudo tar xf btop.tbz -C /usr/local bin/btop
Now btop command can be used for all users.
We can check version of btop++ as follows:
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btop --version
The archive file is no longer needed so it can be removed:
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rm -rf btop.tbz
Install btop++ on Raspberry Pi
Download archive file from releases page of the btop++ repository:
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wget -qO btop.tbz https://github.com/aristocratos/btop/releases/latest/download/btop-armv7l-linux-musleabihf.tbz
Extract btop++ executable file from archive:
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sudo tar xf btop.tbz -C /usr/local bin/btop
Now btop command can be used for all users.
We can check version of btop++ as follows:
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btop --version
The archive file is no longer needed so it can be removed:
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rm -rf btop.tbz
Testing btop++
We can run btop++ by simply executing:
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btop
To exit btop++, press q or CTRL+C
Uninstall btop++
If you want to completely remove btop++, delete executable file:
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sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/btop