How to Install rtop on OpenBSD

rtop is a monitoring tool for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS. It displays the system usage in real-time and ranks the processes by their CPU usage. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install rtop on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you need to ensure that you have the following installed on your OpenBSD system:

  • A terminal emulator application such as Terminal, iTerm, or xterm.
  • An internet connection to download packages from the OpenBSD repository.

Installing rtop

Follow the steps outlined below to install rtop on OpenBSD:

  1. Open the terminal emulator application.
  2. Type the following command to update the OpenBSD package repository:
$ doas pkg_add -u
  1. Once the repository is updated, run the following command to install rtop:
$ doas pkg_add rtop
  1. After the installation is complete, you can run rtop by typing the following command:
$ rtop
  1. You should now see a real-time monitor of the system usage.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed rtop on OpenBSD. You can now use rtop to monitor your system's performance and analyze the processes that are consuming your system's resources.