Console display options
from r0ertel@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 31 May 04:50
https://lemmy.world/post/30543459

I have an old PC running a couple of VMs and it has an old 19" display and keyboard for emergencies. It’s text only (80x25, maybe), no Wayland. What cool thing can I put on the display? Are there any text based graphs or charts?

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30p87@feddit.org on 31 May 04:53 next collapse

For basic stats, probably just htop. But you can set any of those status viewers as the shell of a custom user, and configure it to login into that user automatically for the physical tty1 (so the display)

TunaLobster@lemmy.world on 31 May 07:41 collapse

You could step up a level and use btop! More numbers!

mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud on 31 May 04:56 next collapse

asciiquarium?

arschflugkoerper@feddit.org on 31 May 09:46 collapse

I love asciiquarium

Markaos@discuss.tchncs.de on 31 May 04:59 next collapse

Maybe htop? It’s pretty configurable and has decent bars for various resources.

Also if your reason for choosing pure TUI is just resource usage (and not the aesthetics of it / cool feeling / whatever else), then you could maybe look into running something like Sway or Xorg+i3 - those are very lightweight, well suited for single window usage, and open up a lot of possibilities for lightweight GUI apps.

r0ertel@lemmy.world on 31 May 15:12 collapse

It’s a VGA connection and, yes, my primary concern is resource usage. I’m running 2-3 VMs on it so that I can easily migrate the VM around.

He4eT@lemmy.world on 31 May 06:06 next collapse

Try the btop, it’s fancy

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 31 May 11:01 collapse

Of the tops out there, btop is my favorite followed by glances. They are all useful, I just like the way btop presents the data

DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml on 31 May 10:57 next collapse

Something cool & useful? htop. Something cool but useless? cmatrix

There are also various text-based screensavers like the windows pipes and such, but I don’t have those project names handy.

r0ertel@lemmy.world on 31 May 15:09 next collapse

I had plain old top and it was boring. I did not know how many alternatives there were.

I’ll also have to check out cmatrix.

lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 31 May 16:18 collapse

Use btop, it’s even better

lunachocken@lemm.ee on 31 May 16:37 collapse

My uni lecturer me mentioned btop to me. Haven’t looked back

lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 31 May 18:21 collapse

I discovered it a couple weeks ago. Love it.

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 31 May 17:23 collapse

windows pipes

Wow! Just had a flashback to the screensaver era. If you’re ever bored, there is some neat history behind the Flying Toasters screensaver.

DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml on 31 May 17:44 collapse

AfterDark was awesome

Bitflip@lemmy.ml on 31 May 11:43 collapse

All of these suggestions, and split them up in tmux panes. ntop and glances are neat too!

r0ertel@lemmy.world on 31 May 15:08 collapse

This is an excellent idea!