How To Install bpytop on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpytop on Kali Linux. bpytop is Resource monitor that shows usage and stats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpytop on Kali Linux.

What is bpytop

bpytop is:

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

  • Easy to use, with a game inspired menu system.
  • Full mouse support, all buttons with a highlighted key is clickable and mouse scroll works in process list and menu boxes.
  • Fast and responsive UI with UP, DOWN keys process selection.
  • Function for showing detailed stats for selected process.
  • Ability to filter processes, multiple filters can be entered.
  • 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

Python port of bashtop.

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

Install bpytop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bpytop

Install bpytop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bpytop

Install bpytop Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install bpytop

How To Uninstall bpytop on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bpytop

Uninstall bpytop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bpytop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpytop

Remove bpytop Configurations and Data

To remove bpytop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bpytop

Remove bpytop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpytop

Dependencies

bpytop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpytop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.