{"id":237,"date":"2024-01-05T00:11:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T00:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/introducing-gnomes-new-system-monitor-extension-for-gnome-shell\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T05:17:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T05:17:01","slug":"introducing-gnomes-new-system-monitor-extension-for-gnome-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/introducing-gnomes-new-system-monitor-extension-for-gnome-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing GNOME&#8217;s New System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Keeping an eye on CPU, memory, and network activity in GNOME Shell is made easy, thanks to an array of community-built extensions tailored-made for the task.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Now, there&#8217;s a new option available for users to use \u2014 and it&#8217;s designed, developed, and supported by GNOME itself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Why?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>GNOME&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.gnome.org\/GNOME\/gnome-shell-extensions\/-\/commit\/1d7f37f4200272ff52a645ef0a924971de6627c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florian M\u00fcllner explains<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>&#8220;A long time ago, we used to include a system monitor extension, that added CPU\/memory graphs to the (long gone) message tray. However demand for this type of extensions hasn\u2019t died down, to the point where RHEL includes a revived version of the old extension.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In light of the continued need, they\u2019ve built a brand-new system monitor extension. The new iteration is unlikely to suffer from the CPU and memory flaws found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/9\/systemmonitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">old version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>This extension, like all GNOME-developed extensions, is an optional extra. It is not part of GNOME Shell itself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Official GNOME System Monitor Extension<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/149366088.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pick-and-choose.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><figcaption>You can hide reports you don\u2019t need<\/figcaption><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>I\u2019m sure you\u2019re aware, that there are lots and lots of system monitor style GNOME Shell extensions. Some basic, some customizable, some more resource-friendly than others. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The GNOME System Monitor extension leans more towards the basic. That\u2019s not a negative; complexity can incur cost.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>GNOME\u2019s system monitor extension adds a row of icons with relevant loads\/speeds reported beside them, covering:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CPU load (global; not per-core)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Memory usage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Swap usage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Network upload speed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Network download speed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p>Some icons, such as the CPU, will change colour when under high load, which is a nice touch as it\u2019s vaguely out-of-the-corner-of-your-eye-catching. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/149366088.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/red.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red for danger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Click on the row of icons to open a menu. From here you\u2019re able to <strong>choose which resources appear in the panel<\/strong>, ensuring you only see the stats you\u2019re interested in, the rest hiding.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>No preferences are offered beyond this, thus polling intervals cannot be adjusted, items cannot be reordered, all icons cannot be hidden, and so on. However, third-party extensions are available, which offer some or all of these capabilities. Therefore, those who require options already have alternatives. <\/p>\n<h3>Don&#8217;t understand the need? <\/h3>\n<p>Often when I write about extensions of this nature, I get curious comments from readers asking, <em>&#8220;why do people use these?&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t a single <em>&#8220;a-ha &#8211; so that&#8217;s why!&#8221;<\/em> response I can provide as people&#8217;s requirements vary.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>There are individuals who consistently utilize extensions such as these, running them continuously during their computer usage. This isn&#8217;t unusual, as many Conky scripts in the past also featured real-time system resource usage updates.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there are those, like me, who only install or enable system-monitoring add-ons when necessary. This could be for debugging, problem-solving, or simply due to mild curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>When compared to a standalone system monitor application, having readily viewable statistics in your panel is a significant convenience. They aren&#8217;t overlooked by other windows, there&#8217;s no need to recall to check them, and there&#8217;s a higher likelihood of recognizing CPU\/memory spikes when they occur.<\/p>\n<h3>Sounds great! When can I use it?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The system monitor extension from GNOME is expected to be incorporated into an update to the optional &#8220;gnome-shell-extensions&#8221; package, which is slated for release with the upcoming GNOME 46. 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