Linux System Monitor (Zenity GUI)

A cross-distro Bash-based system monitoring tool with a graphical interface powered by Zenity. This tool provides real-time insights about your system such as CPU, RAM, battery, disk, network usage, hardware info, and more — all accessible via a friendly GUI.

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Features

• System Overview: Hostname, OS, kernel, architecture, uptime, and more
• CPU: Live usage, temperature, core count, power mode
• RAM: Total usage, available memory
• Disk: Usage details, storage info
• Network: Bandwidth monitoring via ifstat or vnstat
• Processes: View top running processes
• Battery Status (for laptops)
• Wi-Fi Connected Devices (via arp-scan)
• Hardware Details (via lshw)
• Simple graphical menu using Zenity
• Automatic cross-distro package installer (supports Debian, Ubuntu, Arch/Manjaro, and Fedora)

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How to Run

1. Clone or download the project:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/linux-system-monitor.git
   cd linux-system-monitor

2. Make the script executable:

chmod +x system_monitor.sh

3. Run the script:

./system_monitor.sh

It will:

• Detect your Linux distribution
• Install all required packages (via apt, pacman, dnf, or AUR with yay)
• Launch the Zenity-based GUI menu

Dependencies

The script automatically installs these if not already present:

• zenity
• lm-sensors
• acpi
• arp-scan
• vnstat
• gnuplot
• gtk3 or libgtk-3-dev
• lshw
• xdpyinfo
• ifstat (via AUR on Arch-based distros)

Supported Distributions

• Debian / Ubuntu
• Arch / Manjaro
• Fedora

Notes

• For network and hardware-related info, the script uses tools that may require superuser access (e.g., lshw, arp-scan).
• AUR helper yay will be installed automatically on Arch-based systems if not already present.