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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 – hardware monitor

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

CoreX is a Linux hardware monitor that helps you keep track of system health and performance from a desktop dashboard.

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Usage – analyse your system

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Usage is a lightweight system monitoring application designed to provide a simple and accessible overview of system resource consumption.

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Xosview2 – X11 system monitor

December 1, 2025 Steve Emms GUI

Xosview2 is a lightweight program that gathers information from your operating system and displays it in graphical form.

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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 – monitor system resources

January 31, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

xfce4-taskmanager is an easy to use task manager.

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Monitor System

LXTask – lightweight task manager for LXDE

January 29, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

LXTask is a lightweight and desktop-independent task manager derived from xfce4-taskmanager with all dependencies on xfce removed

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Monitor System

Plasma System Monitor – monitoring tool

December 20, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Plasma System Monitor provides an interface for monitoring system sensors, process information and other system resources.

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Monitor System

System Monitor – view and manage system resources

December 19, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

System Monitor is a process viewer and system monitor with an attractive, easy-to-use interface.

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Monitor System

Resources – monitor system resources

December 16, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Resources allows you to check the utilization of your system resources and control your running processes and apps.

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Monitor System

Monitorets – system resource monitor

December 15, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Monitorets is a small utility application offering a simple and quick view at the usage of several of your computer resources.

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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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