So, you can see that the application output now contains network-related information. The output should be something like this: Once done, click the Test button to see the effect (and Save to save the new setting). So to do this, I’ll add the text network: to the “Customize output” box:Īlternatively, you can also click the Add button present at the bottom right after selecting “net” in the “Sensors” box. It’s not difficult to understand that the text present in the “Customize output” box is responsible for the CPU and memory information that is displayed by default on the panel, and the “Sensors” section contains the complete list of system-monitoring parameters that you can use.įor example, suppose I want to display network-related information on the panel. To learn and understand what other information it can display, click on the panel where the information is being displayed and then click on Preferences.Ĭlick the Advanced tab and you’ll see all the available options: This is the information that the app displays by default. FeaturesĪs soon as you launch the application, you’ll see that the CPU and memory-related information is displayed on the panel (see image below). Once the application is installed, you can run it by launching “System monitor indicator” from Dash. Sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor Download and InstallĮxecute the following commands to download and install the application on your Ubuntu box: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/indicator-sysmonitor In addition, the application also allows you to run your own scripts and commands and have their outputs displayed on the panel. This information includes file system disk space usage, network activity, memory usage, CPU usage, and swap space usage. The Indicator-Sysmonitor application displays various system-related information on the panel.
Note: all examples discussed in this article have been tested on Ubuntu 14.04, and the application version used is 0.6.2-stable. We’ll also discuss how you can use this application to display custom output. In this article, we will discuss one such application – indicator-sysmonitor, which does just that for you.
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