build: add install/uninstall targets and update README

Author: riteshdhurwey

.gitignore

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ cpuMonitorNote.txt
 dubuggerGuide.txt
 processMonitorNote.txt
 project_flowChart.txt
+NOTES.md
 
 # Build files
 *.o

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -23,5 +23,10 @@ add_executable(test_all tests/test_all.cpp ${TEST_SRC})
 target_include_directories(test_all PRIVATE include)
 target_link_libraries(test_all GTest::GTest GTest::Main ncursesw tinfo pthread)
 
-# ── Install ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-install(TARGETS sysmon DESTINATION /usr/local/bin)
+# ── Install / Uninstall ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+install(TARGETS sysmon DESTINATION /usr/local/bin)
+
+add_custom_target(uninstall
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove /usr/local/bin/sysmon
+    COMMENT "Uninstalling sysmon..."
+)

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ A lightweight, real-time Linux system monitor written in **modern C++17** — re
 
 ---
 ![demo](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5478a0c6-1843-4cf4-b846-2fd02d8b3707)
+
+---
+> ⭐ If you found this useful, consider starring the repo
 ---
 
 ## Overview
@@ -124,47 +127,91 @@ sysmon/
 ```
 
 ---
+# Installation Guide
 
-## Build & Run
+## Prerequisites
 
-### Requirements
-- Linux (kernel 2.6+)
-- g++ with C++17 support
-- ncurses (`libncurses-dev`)
+Make sure you have the following installed:
 
-### Install ncurses
+### Ubuntu/Debian
+```bash
+sudo apt install build-essential cmake libncurses-dev
+```
 
+### Arch Linux
 ```bash
-# Debian/Ubuntu
-sudo apt install libncurses-dev
+sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake ncurses
+```
 
-# Arch
-sudo pacman -S ncurses
+### Fedora
+```bash
+sudo dnf install gcc-c++ cmake ncurses-devel
 ```
 
-### Build & Run
+---
 
+## Install
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/riteshdhurwey/SysMon.git
-cd SysMon
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/yourusername/sysmon.git
+cd sysmon
+
+# Build
 mkdir build
-cd build 
+cd build
 cmake ..
 make
 
-./sysmon
-
-make clean
+# Install
+sudo make install sysmon
 ```
 
-### Run Tests
+---
 
+## Uninstall
+```bash
+cd build
+sudo make uninstall 
 ```
-make && ./test_all
+
+---
+
+## Usage
+```bash
+sysmon
 ```
 
 ---
 
+## Running Tests
+
+### Install Google Test
+
+#### Ubuntu/Debian
+```bash
+sudo apt install libgtest-dev
+```
+
+#### Arch Linux
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S gtest
+```
+
+#### Fedora
+```bash
+sudo dnf install gtest-devel
+```
+
+### Run Tests
+```bash
+cd build
+make test
+
+./test_all
+```
+
+> **Note:** `sudo` is required for install/uninstall as it copies binary to `/usr/local/bin`
+
 ## /proc Files Used
 
 | File | Purpose |
@@ -219,13 +266,7 @@ make && ./test_all
 - [ ] Metric logging to CSV
 - [ ] Bug fixes and performance improvements
 
----
 
----
-
-> If you found SysMon useful, consider giving it a ⭐ — it helps others discover the project!
-
----
 
 ## Contributing
 

src/ui.cpp

@@ -260,9 +260,12 @@ void UI::drawProcessList(const std::vector<Process>& procs) {
         mvwhline(procWin, y, 1, ' ', termCols - 2); // clear line first
 
         if (sel) wattron(procWin, A_REVERSE | A_BOLD);
+
         char cpuStr[16];
         snprintf(cpuStr, sizeof(cpuStr), "%.1f%%", p.cpuPercent);
+
         std::string timeStr = sysinfo.format_ps_time(p.runtime);
+        
         mvwprintw(procWin, y, 2, "%-7d %-16s %-9s %-10s %-15s %ld",
                 p.pid, p.name.c_str(), cpuStr,
                 p.state.c_str(),timeStr.c_str(), p.memoryKB / 1024);