How to Install cState on Alpine Linux Latest

cState is a lightweight system resource monitor written in Python. It displays the current usage of CPU, RAM, Network, and Disk I/O in a terminal-based interface. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install cState on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Alpine Linux Latest is installed.
• You have root access or sudo privileges.

Installation Steps

1. Install Python

   apk add python3
   

2. Install Pip, Python Package Manager

   apk add py3-pip
   

3. Install cState using Pip

   pip3 install cstate
   

Usage

1. To start monitoring the system resources using cState, run the following command:

   cstate
   

2. The output will display the usage of CPU, RAM, Network, and Disk I/O.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install cState on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now monitor your system resources using cState.

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