The vtop is a graphical activity monitor for the command line written in Node.js. How do I install vtop on my Linux server?

Command-line tools like “top” make it difficult to see CPU usage across multi-process applications (like Apache and Chrome), spikes over time, and memory usage. That’s why we created vtop. Vtop is a free and open source activity monitor for the command line. It is written in node.js and can be easily extended. This page explains how to install and use vtop graphical terminal activity monitor on Linux.

Tutorial requirementsOperating system/appLinux distro with nodejsRoot privileges requiredYesDifficultyEasy (rss)Estimated completion time5mTable of contents

• » Installing nodejs on Linux
• » Installing vtop
• » Getting started with vtop
• » Keyboard shortcuts
• » Change themes
• » Conclusion

How to install and use vtop on Ubuntu Linux

For demo purposes I am going to use Ubuntu or Debian Linux. First install Node.js if not installed on your system using the apt command:

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt upgrade

$ sudo apt install nodejs

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