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Glances - An eye on your system
Glances is a cross-platform curses-based system monitoring tool written in Python.
It uses the psutil library to get information from your system.
Requirements
python >= 2.6 (tested with version 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4)
psutil >= 2.0.0
setuptools
Optional dependencies:
bottle (for Web server mode)
py3sensors (for hardware monitoring support) [Linux-only]
hddtemp (for HDD temperature monitoring support) [Linux-only]
batinfo (for battery monitoring support) [Linux-only]
pysnmp (for SNMP support)
Installation
PyPI: The simple way
Glances is on PyPI. By using PyPI, you are sure to have the latest stable version.
To install, simply use pip:
pip install GlancesNote: Python headers are required to install psutil. For example, on Debian/Ubuntu you need to install first the python-dev package.
To upgrade Glances to the latest version:
pip install --upgrade GlancesGNU/Linux
At the moment, packages exist for the following GNU/Linux distributions:
Arch Linux
Debian (Testing/Sid)
Fedora/CentOS/RHEL
Gentoo
Slackware
Ubuntu (13.04+)
Void Linux
So you should be able to install it using your favorite package manager.
FreeBSD
To install the binary package:
# pkg_add -r py27-glancesUsing pkgng:
# pkg install py27-glancesTo install Glances from ports:
# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/py-glances/
# make install cleanOS X
OS X users can install Glances using Homebrew or MacPorts.
Homebrew
$ brew install python
$ pip install GlancesMacPorts
$ sudo port install glancesWindows
Install Python for Windows: http://www.python.org/getit/
Install the psutil library: https://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=display&name=psutil#downloads
Install the colorconsole library: http://code.google.com/p/colorconsole/downloads/list
Download Glances from here: http://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
Source
To install Glances version X.Y from source:
$ curl -L https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/archive/vX.Y.tar.gz -o glances-X.Y.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf glances-*.tar.gz
$ cd glances-*
# python setup.py installNote: Python headers are required to install psutil. For example, on Debian/Ubuntu you need to install first the python-dev package.
Puppet
You can install Glances using Puppet: https://github.com/rverchere/puppet-glances
Usage
For the standalone mode, just run:
$ glancesFor the Web server mode, run:
$ glances -wand enter the URL http://<ip>:61208 in your favorite web browser.
For the client/server mode, run:
$ glances -son the server side and run:
$ glances -c <ip>on the client one.
And RTFM, always.
Documentation
For complete documentation see glances-doc.
License
LGPL. See COPYING for more details.
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