{"id":43632,"date":"2023-01-30T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43632"},"modified":"2024-05-06T13:23:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:23:31","slug":"indicator-show-cpu-gpu-memory-ubuntu-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/indicator-show-cpu-gpu-memory-ubuntu-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"This Indicator Shows CPU, GPU, Memory Usage on Ubuntu 22.04 Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-43344\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monitor-yaru.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are several Gnome Shell extensions to display system resource usage in Ubuntu, but in this tutorial I&#8217;m going to introduce an indicator that works in <b>not only <i>GNOME<\/i>, but also <i>Unity<\/i>, <i>MATE<\/i>, and <i>Budgie<\/i> desktop environments<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fossfreedom\/indicator-sysmonitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indicator-SysMonitor<\/a>, a free and open-source applet developed by the leader of Ubuntu Budgie team.<\/p>\n<p>With it, user can display the usage and\/or temperature of the following system resource in top-panel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>average CPU usage.<\/li>\n<li>NVIDIA GPU utilization.<\/li>\n<li>Memory usage.<\/li>\n<li>network upload\/download speed.<\/li>\n<li>CPU, NVIDIA GPU temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Swap usage.<\/li>\n<li>Public IP address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43633\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor.webp 581w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-300x105.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Most important is that user can customize the output, by setting which one or ones to display, in which order with which text.<\/b> User just need to click the indicator on panel to open &#8216;Preferences&#8217; dialog from pop-down menu, and format the output code in &#8216;Advanced&#8217; tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/edit-indi-sysmonitor.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43634\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/edit-indi-sysmonitor.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/edit-indi-sysmonitor.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/edit-indi-sysmonitor-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/edit-indi-sysmonitor-250x250.webp 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Indicator-Sysmonitor<\/h3>\n<p><b>UPDATE: This app is NOT updated for almost one year! It does NOT work anymore in my case in Ubuntu 24.04!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The developer has an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~fossfreedom\/+archive\/ubuntu\/indicator-sysmonitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu PPA<\/a> contains the packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, and even the next Ubuntu 23.04.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom\/indicator-sysmonitor<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43635\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-ppa-600x210.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-ppa-600x210.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-ppa-300x105.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-ppa-768x269.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/indicator-sysmonitor-ppa.webp 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> For the old Ubuntu 18.04, you need to manually refresh package index after adding PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> And, install the indicator applet via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install indicator-sysmonitor<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-indicator-sysmonitor.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43636\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-indicator-sysmonitor-600x217.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-indicator-sysmonitor-600x217.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-indicator-sysmonitor-300x108.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-indicator-sysmonitor-768x278.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-indicator-sysmonitor.webp 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, search for and open the applet like a normal application (it has same icon to System Monitor).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-indicator-sysmonitor.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43637\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-indicator-sysmonitor.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-indicator-sysmonitor.webp 484w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-indicator-sysmonitor-300x178.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And click on the applet to open <i>Preferences<\/i>, and turn on start at login, configure output layout, refresh interval, etc.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Indicator-Sysmonitor<\/h3>\n<p>You can close the applet by clicking on it in panel and select &#8220;Quit&#8221;. And remove the package at any time by running a single command in terminal window:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove indicator-sysmonitor<\/pre>\n<p>Also remove the PPA repository, either by running the command below or open &#8220;Software &amp; Updates&#8221;and remove source line under &#8220;Other Software&#8221; tab.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:fossfreedom\/indicator-sysmonitor<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several Gnome Shell extensions to display system resource usage in Ubuntu, but in this tutorial I&#8217;m going to introduce an indicator that works in not only GNOME, but also Unity, MATE, and Budgie desktop environments. It&#8217;s Indicator-SysMonitor, a free and open-source applet developed by the leader of Ubuntu Budgie team. 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