Step 1: Before installing rtop on Ubuntu Server Latest, ensure that all the system packages are updated.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 2: Install the necessary packages to build the rtop code from the terminal.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gcc make
Step 3: Install Golang. You can download the latest version of Golang from Here.
sudo wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz
cd /usr/local
sudo mv ~/go .
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
Step 4: Install the Source Code
git clone https://github.com/rapidloop/rtop.git
cd rtop
go build
Step 5: Install rtop
sudo mv rtop /usr/local/bin/
Step 6: Run rtop
rtop
Congratulations! You have successfully installed rtop on Ubuntu Server Latest.
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