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Library for portably obtaining information about processes. Version 2.40.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#libgtop.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libgtop

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libgtop

MacPorts ports tree · gnome/libgtop/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libgtop

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · libgtop · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgtop

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libgtop

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libgtop

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libgtop · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Library for portably obtaining information about processes

Commands and aliases

  • libgtop_daemon2
  • libgtop_server2

history

Project history and usage

libgtop is a GNOME-era C library for querying system information such as CPU, memory, and process state across Unix-like platforms. Its value is not a flashy user interface but an old portability layer over platform-specific process and kernel data sources.

Project history

The source tree identifies Martin Baulig's April 1998 contribution of LibGTop 1.0-era headers, and the RPM spec records a 0.25.0 release on August 19, 1998. The package description framed libgtop as a library for fetching running-system information, using /proc directly on Linux and a helper server for systems where information had to come from /dev/kmem or equivalent kernel interfaces.

A May 1999 GNOME mailing-list message referred to a LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0 branch that would remain binary-compatible with LibGTop 1.0.1 as shipped with GNOME 1.0. That places libgtop squarely in the early GNOME platform period, when desktop utilities needed shared C libraries to hide differences between Unix process-accounting APIs.

Adoption history

libgtop became a distro-library dependency rather than an end-user command in its own right. The batch input lists packages for Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Alpine, and openSUSE, reflecting its role as a support library for system-monitoring and GNOME-adjacent software.

How it is used

Developers use libgtop when a GNOME or GLib-based program needs process, memory, CPU, mount, or related host information without embedding per-platform probing code. The installed helper programs libgtop_daemon2 and libgtop_server2 exist for the older server-mediated access model documented in the package spec.

Why package nerds care

libgtop is a preservation layer for old desktop portability work. Package maintainers care about it because it sits at the intersection of GNOME, GLib, process inspection, platform-specific kernel interfaces, and ABI stability across long-lived desktop applications.

Timeline

  • 1998-04: Martin Baulig contributed LibGTop 1.0-era source code.
  • 1998-08-16: The RPM spec recorded the first RPM packaging entry.
  • 1998-08-19: The RPM changelog recorded the LibGTop 0.25.0 release.
  • 1999-05: GNOME mailing-list traffic described the stable 1.0 branch as binary-compatible with LibGTop 1.0.1 from GNOME 1.0.

Related projects

  • GNOME is the desktop project that hosts libgtop.
  • GLib and GObject provide the base C platform used by libgtop.
  • Linux /proc and non-Linux kernel interfaces such as /dev/kmem are the low-level data sources abstracted by the library.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

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

CommandKindExposureNote
libgtop_daemon2executableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
libgtop_server2executableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version2.40.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libgtop
Version2.40.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgtop
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

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Nix95%

libgtop

nix profile install nixpkgs#libgtop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libgtop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

libgtop 2.41.3-r1

GNOME top library

https://www.gnome.org/

sudo apk add libgtop
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgtop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libgtop-dev 2.41.3-r1

GNOME top library (development files)

https://www.gnome.org/

sudo apk add libgtop-dev
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgtop-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libgtop-doc 2.41.3-r1

GNOME top library (documentation)

https://www.gnome.org/

sudo apk add libgtop-doc
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgtop-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libgtop-lang 2.41.3-r1

Languages for package libgtop

https://www.gnome.org/

sudo apk add libgtop-lang
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgtop-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libgtop-tools 2.41.3-r1

GNOME top library SETUID server for unsupported platforms

https://www.gnome.org/

sudo apk add libgtop-tools
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgtop-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

libgtop 2.41.3-2

Library for collecting system monitoring data

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgtop

sudo pacman -S libgtop
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: libgtop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libgtop 2.41.3+4-3.3

System status information library

https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable/

sudo zypper install libgtop
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libgtop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libgtop-2_0-11 2.41.3+4-3.3

System status information library

https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable/

sudo zypper install libgtop-2_0-11
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 5 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libgtop-2_0-11 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libgtop-devel 2.41.3+4-3.3

Development files for libgtop

https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable/

sudo zypper install libgtop-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/GNOME
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libgtop-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libgtop-doc 2.41.3+4-3.3

Documentation for the libgtop library

https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable/

sudo zypper install libgtop-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/GNOME
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libgtop-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libgtop-lang 2.41.3+4-3.3

Translations for package libgtop

https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable/

sudo zypper install libgtop-lang
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Localization
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libgtop-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

typelib-1_0-GTop-2_0 2.41.3+4-3.3

Introspection bindings for libgtop

https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable/

sudo zypper install typelib-1_0-GTop-2_0
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libgtop
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: typelib-1_0-GTop-2_0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

libgtop

sudo port install libgtop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libgtop
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: gnome/libgtop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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