Using debian/ubuntu as easy to install as 1 2 3:
apt-get install mytop
Config file example. Goes to ~/.mytop file:
user=root
pass=
host=localhost
db=test
delay=5
port=3306
socket=
batchmode=0
header=1
color=1
idle=1
Original: http://jeremy.zawodny.com/mysql/mytop/
