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Install bashtop on Linux Mint 20

Install bashtop on Linux Mint 20

Introduction:

The “bashtop” utility in Linux is very frequently used for the resource usage monitoring and displaying other relevant statistics. This utility is not installed by default on Linux. Therefore, today, we will be taking a look at the procedure of installing the “bashtop” utility on a Linux Mint 20 system.

Installing “bashtop” on Linux Mint 20:

For installing the “bashtop” utility on a Linux Mint 20 system, you will have to perform the following steps:

Step # 1: Update your System:

You need to perform a system update first before doing anything further with the command shown below:

$ sudo apt update

Step # 2: Enable the Snap Daemon on your System:

Once your Linux Mint 20 system is updated, you have to install the Snap daemon on it with the following command:

$ sudo apt install snapd

Step # 3: Install the “bashtop” Utility on your System:

After installing the Snap daemon on your Linux Mint 20 system, you can install the “bashtop” utility on it by executing the command shown below:

$ sudo snap install bashtop

It will take some time for the “bashtop” utility to get installed on your system after which you will see the successful installation message on your terminal as shown in the following image:

Step # 4: Run the “bashtop” Utility on your System:

Once the “bashtop” utility is successfully installed on your Linux Mint 20 system, it is now the time to run it on your system for monitoring the usage statistics of its different resources. To run the “bashtop” utility on your system, you will have to execute the command shown below:

$ bashtop

The resource usage statistics of our Linux Mint 20 system calculated by the “bashtop” utility are shown in the following image:

Removing “bashtop” from Linux Mint 20:

You can also remove the “bashtop” utility from your Linux Mint 20 system very conveniently by executing the command shown below:

$ sudo snap remove bashtop

Conclusion:

By going through this tutorial, you will be able to install the “bashtop” utility on your Linux Mint 20 system very quickly. In addition to that, you will also be able to use this utility for monitoring the resource usage statistics on your system. Finally, this article even shared with you the command with which you will be able to remove the “bashtop” utility from your system whenever you wish to.

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