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Install gtop with Homebrew, Nix, pacman

System monitoring dashboard for terminal. Version 1.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gtop.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gtop

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gtop

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gt/gtop/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S gtop

Arch Linux sync databases · gtop · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

System monitoring dashboard for terminal

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

gtop

history

Project history and usage

gtop is a Node.js terminal system-monitoring dashboard. It packages a visual top-like TUI around Node dependencies such as blessed, blessed-contrib, and systeminformation.

Project history

The official repository describes gtop as a system monitoring dashboard for the terminal and its package metadata describes it as graphic top. The repository package metadata exposes the gtop executable, MIT license, Node engine requirement, and npm-oriented installation path.

The upstream README documents Linux, macOS, and partial Windows support, global npm installation, Docker execution with host net and pid namespaces, and keyboard sorting of process rows by PID, CPU, or memory. GitHub release metadata on the repository page lists a small release set, with v1.1.5 published in August 2023.

Adoption history

gtop's adoption is typical of JavaScript command-line utilities: it starts as an npm global tool but is also packaged by Homebrew, Nix, and Arch according to the input package facts. The repository badges point to npm, Snap, and Docker distribution surfaces.

How it is used

Users start the dashboard with the gtop command, quit with q or Ctrl-C, and sort the process table with p, c, or m. The README also recommends LANG and TERM settings if terminal glyphs render incorrectly.

Why package nerds care

gtop is package-nerd interesting as a Node-based replacement for classic native top-like tools. It demonstrates the packaging tradeoff of shipping a convenient visual TUI with a JavaScript runtime and dependency tree rather than a small C binary.

Timeline

Repository metadata: gtop is published as an MIT-licensed Node package with the gtop executable.
README: npm global installation is the primary documented installation method.
README: Docker usage is documented with host net and pid namespace access for host metrics.
2023-08-11: The GitHub repository page lists release v1.1.5.

Related projects

Node.js provides the runtime.
blessed and blessed-contrib provide terminal UI building blocks.
systeminformation provides system metrics.
npm, Snap, Docker, Homebrew, Nix, and Arch are relevant distribution channels.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gtop`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version1.1.5

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gtop
Version	1.1.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

gtop

nix profile install nixpkgs#gtop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gtop

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

gtop 1.1.5-2