pyDash is a web-based dashboard application for displaying system stats and live performance data. This tutorial will walk you through the steps needed to install pyDash on Elementary OS Latest.
Before installing pyDash, you need to install some dependencies first. Open a terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get install python-dev python-pip python-psutil python-smbus python-serial python-configparser python-w1thermsensor python-colorama -y
Next, you need to clone the pyDash repository from GitHub. Open a terminal and execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/k3oni/pydash.git
After cloning the repository, you need to install pyDash. Navigate to the pyDash directory and execute the following command:
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
This will install all the required Python modules.
To start pyDash, navigate to the pyDash directory and execute the following command:
python pydash.py
This will start the pyDash server. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the pyDash dashboard.
That's it! You have installed pyDash on Elementary OS Latest. Now you can use it to monitor your system.
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