Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) is an open-source performance monitoring and management system for Linux systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PCP on Kali Linux Latest.
Before you start with the installation of PCP, make sure that you have the following:
First, open a terminal and update your Kali Linux system by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This will update all the packages to the latest version.
To install PCP on Kali Linux, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install pcp
This will install PCP along with all the required dependencies.
Once the installation is complete, you can verify it by running the following command:
pcp
If PCP is installed properly, you will see the following output:
Usage: pcp [options] command [ arguments ]
...
Now you need to start the PCP services to monitor your system performance. Run the following command to start the PCP services:
sudo systemctl start pmcd
This will start the PCP Metrics Collection Daemon (pmcd) service.
To access the PCP monitoring tools, you can use the following commands:
pmstat: provides performance statistics for the current systempmrep: displays performance metrics over a specified time periodpminfo: provides information about performance metrics available on the systemFor example, to run the pmstat command, type the following in the terminal:
pmstat
This will display the performance statistics for the current system.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Performance Co-Pilot on Kali Linux Latest. You have also learned how to start the PCP services and access the PCP monitoring tools. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments section below.
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