Package "bottom" doesn't seem to have an executable in the path after installation via zypper

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I’ve installed bottom via zypper on Leap 16 (sudo zypper install bottom, openSUSE Software, GitHub - ClementTsang/bottom: Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.). However, I can’t find an executable in the path, after installation.

which bottom
which: no bottom in (/home/gheese/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin)
sudo which bottom
which: no bottom in (/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin)

I’m relatively new to OpenSUSE, so I’m not sure if this is the right place to discuss this. Let me know if there’s a better alternative.

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To begin with you could check what files (including executables) are installed with the package.
YaST > Software Management > bottom in the Search field and selecting it at right will give you a list of installed files by using the Tab lower-right.

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Thank you for the suggestion! How can I accomplish this in the terminal?

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I thought of

zypper if --povides bottom

but I am not sure. The man page says it gives “symbols”, not files installed.

Maybe the rpm command helps here.

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When you ask because you have no GUI availalbe, you can still use YaST in the terminal:

yast
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I found

rmp -q bottom -l
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That was the key. Thank you very much!

$ rpm -q bottom -l
/usr/bin/btm
/usr/share/doc/packages/bottom
/usr/share/doc/packages/bottom/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/packages/bottom/README.md
/usr/share/doc/packages/bottom/default_config.toml
/usr/share/doc/packages/bottom/demo_config.toml
/usr/share/licenses/bottom
/usr/share/licenses/bottom/LICENSE

The executable is named btm instead of bottom :roll_eyes:

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It does not seem to have a man page :angry:

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