# Install bpftop with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bpftop ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bpftop ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add bpftop ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bpftop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install bpftop ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: bpftop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install bpftop ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bpftop from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bpftop ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bp/bpftop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S bpftop ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: bpftop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install bpftop ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bpftop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bpftop - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.0 - **Source summary:** Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:53:42+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bpftop (cli) - bpftop (alias) ## Dependencies - elfutils - zlib-ng-compat ## Build dependencies - llvm - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jfernandez/bpftop - Upstream latest detected: v0.9.0 (current) ## Project history and usage bpftop is a top-like terminal monitor for running eBPF programs. It reports runtime, events per second, estimated CPU percentage, process references, and time-series graphs while enabling eBPF runtime statistics only while the tool is active. ### Project history The README describes bpftop as formerly maintained by Netflix and now independently maintained by Jose Fernandez, with Netflix no longer affiliated. The official announcement from Netflix introduced it as a way to streamline eBPF performance optimization. The project appeared publicly in 2024, with a v0.1.0 tag in February 2024. Its README now documents install scripts, distribution packages, Linux kernel requirements, libelf/libz dependencies, journald integration, and a Rust/Cargo build. ### Adoption history bpftop's adoption path is tied to the rise of eBPF observability. The README points users to package-manager installs from Fedora, Arch Linux, and Nix, and the Homebrew input records additional packaging in apk, brew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, pacman, and zypper. Because it requires root privileges and kernel eBPF statistics, adoption is mostly among systems, performance, and observability engineers rather than general CLI users. ### How it is used The normal workflow is `sudo bpftop`, optionally with a refresh delay. Users navigate with arrow keys or vim-style keys, filter programs, sort columns, and enter graph views for a selected eBPF program. Internally, the README says bpftop uses the Linux `BPF_ENABLE_STATS` syscall command, samples statistics, and disables statistics gathering when the file descriptor is dropped on exit. ### Why package nerds care bpftop is significant because it packages a modern kernel-observability niche into a familiar top-like interface. For package maintainers, it is also a compact example of the newer Rust-plus-Linux-system-libraries tooling showing up in traditional Unix package collections. Its package metadata tells a useful story: a tool announced from Netflix, later maintained independently, spreading quickly through Linux distributions and Homebrew because eBPF became operationally important. ### Timeline - 2024: Official repository was created and v0.1.0 was tagged in February. - 2024: Netflix announced bpftop for eBPF performance optimization. - 2026: v0.9.0 tag appears in the official GitHub repository. - Current: README states the project is now independently maintained by Jose Fernandez. ### Related projects - bpftop belongs with eBPF observability tools such as bpftrace, BCC tools, libbpf-based utilities, and kernel performance monitors. - Its interface lineage is the Unix `top` family: live tabular system state with sorting, filtering, and drill-down views. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bpftop - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - bpftop - 0.5.2.20.gc23a822-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: bpftop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Provides a dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs | https://github.com/Netflix/bpftop - Nix - bpftop: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bp/bpftop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - bpftop - 0.8.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bpftop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs | https://github.com/Netflix/bpftop - dnf - bpftop - 0.9.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bpftop from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs | https://github.com/jfernandez/bpftop - pacman - bpftop - 0.8.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: bpftop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs | https://github.com/jfernandez/bpftop - zypper - bpftop - 0.7.1-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bpftop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs | https://github.com/Netflix/bpftop ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [elfutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/elfutils/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [llvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llvm/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [metricbeat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/metricbeat/) - 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Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, system, zlib, zlib-ng-compat. - [ratarmount](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ratarmount/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, system, zlib, zlib-ng-compat. - [squashfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/squashfuse/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, system, zlib, zlib-ng-compat. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bpftop.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bpftop.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph