KDE System Guard, also known as KSysGuard, is the
task manager
In operating systems, a task manager is a system monitor program used to provide information about the processes and applications running on a computer, as well as the general status of the computer. Some implementations can also be used to t ...
and performance monitor for the
KDE
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platform on
Unix-like
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systems. It can monitor both local and remote hosts, accomplished via running ksysguardd on the remote host, and having the
GUI
The GUI ( "UI" by itself is still usually pronounced . or ), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, inste ...
(ksysguard) connect to the remote instance. It can retrieve simple values or complex data such as tables and display this information in a variety of graphical displays. Displays can then be organized in work sheets. It also provides a detailed
top
A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect.
Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few ...
-like
process table
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.
KDE System Guard is a rewrite of the KDE 1.x task manager, KTop.
See also
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top (software)
top (table of processes) is a task manager program, found in many Unix-like operating systems, that displays information about CPU and memory utilization.
Overview
The program produces an ordered list of running processes selected by user-specif ...
- a task manager program found in many
Unix-like
A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. A Unix-li ...
operating systems
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htop
htop is an interactive system-monitor process-viewer and process-manager. It is designed as an alternative to the Unix program top.
System monitor
It shows a frequently updated list of the processes running on a computer, normally ordered by ...
- interactive system-monitor for Linux
References
External links
KDE System Guard user wiki
Free software programmed in C++
KDE Software Compilation
Linux process- and task-management-related software
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