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Which one do you prefer? htop, btop or top? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Why do you find yourself opting for btop or htop instead of top? What advantages do these tools offer that make them superior to top in your opinion?

top has served me well, so I'm unsure why I would want to burden my system with the addition of htop or btop. With top, if you wish to terminate a process, simply press 'k' and send the signal; it's that simple. If you'd like to identify the origin of a process, just include the command column.

I often find myself intrigued when encountering comments on posts expressing love for htop/btop. To me, it appears unnecessary or BLOATED!! Please do share your perspectives and help broaden my Linux knowledgebase.

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago

htop gives me enough info without being too busy or slow, it's also in basically every OS repo by default so no complicated install.

The other ones can look awesome, but they're often harder to get info from quickly due to being too cluttered.

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