How To Install bashtop on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bashtop on Ubuntu 22.04. bashtop is Resource monitor that shows usage and stats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bashtop on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bashtop

bashtop is:

Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes. bashtop includes:

  • Easy to use, with a game inspired menu system.
  • Fast and responsive UI with UP, DOWN keys process selection.
  • Function for showing detailed stats for selected process.
  • Ability to filter processes.
  • Easy switching between sorting options.
  • Send SIGTERM, SIGKILL, SIGINT to selected process.
  • UI menu for changing all config file options.
  • Auto scaling graph for network usage.
  • Shows current read and write speeds for disks.
  • Multiple data collection methods which can be switched if running on Linux.

There are three methods to install bashtop on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bashtop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bashtop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bashtop

Install bashtop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bashtop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bashtop

Install bashtop Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bashtop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bashtop

How To Uninstall bashtop on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the bashtop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bashtop

Uninstall bashtop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bashtop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bashtop

Remove bashtop Configurations and Data

To remove bashtop configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bashtop

Remove bashtop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bashtop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bashtop

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bashtop package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.