Ubuntu check gpu

Introduction

Monitoring system resources is an essential task for any system administrator or regular user looking to manage their Ubuntu machine’s performance.

Keeping track of the CPU, RAM, and Disk usage can provide insights into how applications are running and what improvements can be made for optimization. This tutorial aims to introduce various commands and tools available in Ubuntu to monitor these vital resources.

System Monitor

The Ubuntu System Monitor is a graphical tool that provides a real-time overview of the system’s current processes along with CPU, RAM, and disk usage.

Ubuntu get cpu info command line

You can easily access it from the Dashboard or by typing ‘System Monitor’ in the Application Launcher. For a command-line equivalent, the ‘top’ command is widely used.

Upon entering the ‘top’ command, an interactive window displays the processes using the most CPU and memory at the top of the list.

htop – An Interactive Process Viewer

‘htop’ is an improved version of ‘top’.

It provides a better, color-coded display, and the ability to scroll ho

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