080925 htop-0.8.1 [VL 5.9]

[caitlyn]

toothandnail has packaged the latest version of htop for VL 5.9 and VL 5.9.1.

Package: htop-0.8.1-i586-1vl59.tlz
MD5: 89abd651b1eaa926ff9599897040e2c0
Package Size: 54K
Installed Size: 160K

Sources: http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-5.9/source/testing/base-apps/htop

Code:

htop: htop (an interactive process viewer)
htop:
htop: htop is an interactive process viewer like top. It displays system
htop: processes, and allows them to be killed or reniced. Unlike top, it
htop: is capable of killing multiple processes at once.
htop:
htop:
htop:
htop: License: GPL
htop: Authors: Hisham H. Muhammad
htop: Website: http://htop.sourceforge.net/

After testing this package, please take a moment and come back to this thread to let us know how it works for you.

[wcs]

Error in gslapt.
htop depends on ncurses >= 5.6-i486-3 (not in the repo, so far as I can see).
Should be rebuilt against 5.6-i486-2.

[Joe1962]

Error in gslapt.
htop depends on ncurses >= 5.6-i486-3 (not in the repo, so far as I can see).

I can confirm this, same happened on 5.9.1 SOHO.

[caitlyn]

I've let the packager know.  Hopefully we'll have a replacement package soon.

[Joe1962]

Thanks. I should add that it does work after forcing install.

[caitlyn]

A revised package with a corrected dependency list has been posted.  Please do try installing this version of htop again.

[wcs]

Working fine.
Thank you.

[wcs]

A potential issue concerns the .desktop file calling xterm.
This implies that the user has xterm installed. If he/she doesn't, it won't start from the menu (although xterm doesn't feature as a dependency):

Code:

Terminal=false
Exec=xterm -e htop

The previous version instead had:

Code:

Terminal=true
Exec=htop

Which, I guess, calls the "default terminal", making it a better option.

[toothandnail]

A potential issue concerns the .desktop file calling xterm.
This implies that the user has xterm installed. If he/she doesn't, it won't start from the menu (although xterm doesn't feature as a dependency):

Code:

Terminal=false
Exec=xterm -e htop

The previous version instead had:

Code:

Terminal=true
Exec=htop

Which, I guess, calls the "default terminal", making it a better option.

Ahh. I changed that after hitting a problem with one terminal - think it was KDE Konsole. It wouldn't work from the menu. On the other hand, Xterm is almost always installed, which makes it independent of the DE. Should have added a dep to xterm though. I'll fix that and upload a revised version....

Thanks for picking that up - forgot about the extra dep.

paul.

[wcs]

I see. It makes perfect sense.
You had actually made clear that you had modified the .desktop file in the Packagers board, but I only saw it now.

I guess it would be possible to use an environment variable in the .desktop file, maybe:

Code:

Exec=$TERM htop

In my system, typing that in a console opens htop in xterm.
(Even though I'm using xfce, $TERM is set to xterm and not to the xfce Terminal)

I suppose that would open it in whatever the user decided to be the "default", without adding a mandatory dependency for a particular terminal.

(sorry for nipicking... after all, it is probably the case that almost everyone will have xterm installed)

[wcs]

Just found a problem with my own solution.
If I set $TERM to the xfce Terminal, "$TERM htop" doesn't work, because it needs -x to execute a command.

xterm doesn't need this (and the option is actually -e)

So, not really a general solution for several terminals. Oh, well...

[caitlyn]

A revised package which addresses the terminal issue has been posted.

Package: htop-0.8.1-i586-2vl59.tlz
MD5: 5feb156d1e1da4aea72e3131e9e71f2f

Please let us know how the new package works for you.

[GrannyGeek]

I haven't found any problems on my 5.9 Deluxe laptop.
--GrannyGeek

[wcs]

Working fine. Thanks!