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hw-monitor – comprehensive hardware monitoring application

September 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

hw-monitor is a Linux desktop hardware monitor with live CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network data, sensors, processes and services.

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Monitor System

CoreX – graphical hardware and sensor monitor

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

CoreX monitors Linux hardware sensors with customisable device dashboards, real-time charts and a configurable floating desktop widget.

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Monitor System

Usage – analyse system resources and storage

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Usage is a GNOME utility for checking CPU, memory, network activity and storage usage, with accessible views of running applications.

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Monitor System

xosview2 – configurable X11 system resource monitor

December 1, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Xosview2 provides X11 system resource meters for CPU, memory, disk, network, interrupts and more, with flexible graphs and layouts.

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System Administration

jdSystemMonitor is a desktop-independent system monitor for Linux

May 5, 2025 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

jdSystemMonitor aims to provide as much information about your system as possible, focusing on process management.

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Monitor System

xfce4-taskmanager – lightweight graphical process manager

January 31, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

xfce4-taskmanager tracks CPU and memory usage with searchable process lists, tree views, sortable columns and process management tools.

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Monitor System

LXTask – lightweight graphical task manager

January 29, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

LXTask is a lightweight GTK task manager for examining running processes, CPU and memory usage, and stopping unresponsive applications.

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Monitor System

Plasma System Monitor – customisable system monitoring tool

December 20, 2024 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Plasma System Monitor lets KDE users monitor processes and hardware sensors with configurable pages, graphs and custom system dashboards.

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Monitor System

System Monitor – view and manage system resources

December 19, 2024 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

System Monitor shows GNOME users CPU, memory, swap and network activity, with process controls, memory maps and filesystem information.

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Monitor System

Resources – monitor hardware activity and running processes

December 16, 2024 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Resources monitors CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, disks, networks and batteries with detailed graphs, app management and process controls.

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Monitor System

Monitorets – compact desktop system resource monitor

December 15, 2024 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Monitorets provides compact Linux desktop resource monitoring for CPU, GPU, memory, network, disks, system pressure and temperatures.

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Linux Candy: eDEX-UI – sci-fi computer terminal emulator and system monitor

September 7, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

eDEX-UI is a fullscreen, cross-platform terminal emulator and system monitor that looks and feels like a sci-fi computer interface.

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