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@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ Glances - An eye on your system
:target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Glances/
:alt: Downloads
.. image:: https://d2weczhvl823v0.cloudfront.net/nicolargo/glances/trend.png
- :target: https://bitdeli.com/nicolargo
+ :target: https://bitdeli.com/nicolargo
.. image:: https://raw.github.com/nicolargo/glances/master/docs/images/glances-white-256.png
:width: 128
- :align: center
**Glances** is a cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool written in Python.
@@ -30,12 +29,15 @@ Requirements
- ``python >= 2.6`` (tested with version 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3)
- ``psutil >= 0.5.1`` (recommended version >= 1.2.1)
-- ``jinja`` (optional for HTML output)
-- ``pysensors`` (optional for HW monitoring support) [Linux-only]
-- ``hddtemp`` (optional for HDD temperature monitoring support)
-- ``batinfo`` (optional for battery monitoring support) [Linux-only]
- ``setuptools``
+Optional dependencies:
+
+- ``jinja2`` (for HTML output)
+- ``pysensors`` (for HW monitoring support) [Linux-only]
+- ``hddtemp`` (for HDD temperature monitoring support)
+- ``batinfo`` (for battery monitoring support) [Linux-only]
+
Installation
============
@@ -57,19 +59,32 @@ To upgrade Glances to the latest version:
Linux
-----
-At the moment, packages exist for Arch Linux, Gentoo, Fedora/CentOS/RHEL,
-Debian (Sid/Testing) and Ubuntu (13.04+), so you should be able to
-install it using your favorite package manager.
+At the moment, packages exist for the following distributions:
+
+- Arch Linux
+- Debian (Testing/Sid)
+- Fedora/CentOS/RHEL
+- Gentoo
+- Ubuntu (13.04+)
+- Void Linux
+
+So you should be able to install it using your favorite package manager.
FreeBSD
-------
-To install the precompiled binary package:
+To install the binary package:
.. code-block:: console
# pkg_add -r py27-glances
+Using pkgng:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ # pkg install py27-glances
+
To install Glances from ports:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -101,12 +116,11 @@ Windows
-------
Glances proposes a Windows client based on the `colorconsole`_ Python library.
+Glances version < 1.7.2 only works in server mode.
-Glances < 1.7.2 only works in server mode. It will run in server mode automatically.
-
-Thanks to Nicolas Bourges, Glances can be easily installed using a Windows installer:
+Thanks to Nicolas Bourges, a Windows installer is available:
-Glances-1.7.2-win32.msi_ (32-bit, MD5: dba4f6cc9f47b6806ffaeb665c093270)
+- Glances-1.7.2-win32.msi_ (32-bit, MD5: dba4f6cc9f47b6806ffaeb665c093270)
Otherwise, you have to follow these steps: