vtop

Overview

vtop is a system monitoring tool using GTK to visualize CPU, disk, and RAM/swap usage and processes. It provides a real-time graphical representation of system performance.

Project Structure

The project tree looks like this:

Project Tree Structure

.
|-- Makefile
|-- README.md
|-- src
|   |-- cpu.c
|   |-- cpu.h
|   |-- disk.c
|   |-- disk.h
|   |-- main.c
|   |-- process.c
|   |-- process.h
|   |-- ram_swap.c
|   |-- ram_swap.h

Installation (GTK for Debian-based OS)

To set up the required GTK development libraries for building and running vtop on Debian-based systems (such as Ubuntu), follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Update the package lists for upgrades and new installations:

   sudo apt update

3. Install GTK development libraries:

   sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev

This installs the necessary GTK development libraries needed to compile and run vtop on your Debian-based system.

Usage

To compile the project, use the provided Makefile. Ensure GTK development libraries are installed.

Run make in the root directory to compile the project.

Execute the compiled vtop binary to launch the monitoring dashboard.

Features

• Divides the main window into four sections:
  • CPU graph
  • Disk graph
  • RAM/Swap graph
  • Process view
• Updates graphs periodically to display real-time system statistics.