LavaPS
LavaPS
http://www.isi.edu/~johnh/SOFTWARE/LAVAPS/index.html
'LavaPS' is an interactive process-tracking program that presents a small amount of important information in a graphical analog form (as opposed to lots of information presented digitally). It runs in the background and quickly and simply gives you a rough idea of what's happening. Each blob represents a process. Blob size is proportional to memory usage, and movement is proportional to CPU usage. Color is a combination of program name (which decided the hue) and time since the program last ran (which decides saturation): things that haven't run in a while are stationary and dark, while things that run a lot are bright and moving. A popup box gives more information about a process. Clicking the left button brings up the popup, the right button brings up a control menu.
Documentation
User manpage available in HTML format from http://www.isi.edu/~johnh/SOFTWARE/LAVAPS/lavaps_man.html
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 9 July 2002 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 John Heidemann | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:johnh@isi.edu |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | STL |
| Required to build | Tcl/Tk 8.x *or* Gnome/GTK 2.2 |
| Required to build | C++ |
| Required to build | Gcc 2.8 or later |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 1 July 2004.
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