How to Install Zusam on POP!_OS Latest

Zusam is a utility designed for monitoring system resources such as CPU, memory usage, and network utilization. The following tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Zusam on your POP!_OS Latest system.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

Note: This tutorial assumes that you have administrative privileges. If not, use the sudo command or switch to the root user to perform administrative actions.

Step 1: Install the necessary dependencies

Before installing Zusam, you need to install some necessary dependencies.

  1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by searching for the "Terminal" application in the applications menu.

  2. Update the package list with the following command:

    sudo apt update
    
  3. Install the necessary dependencies using the following command:

    sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-psutil python3-netifaces
    

Step 2: Install Zusam

After installing the dependencies, you can proceed to install Zusam from its GitHub repository.

  1. Clone the repository using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/zusam/zusam.git
    

    This command will download the code from the repository to your local machine.

  2. Navigate to the zusam directory using the following command:

    cd zusam
    
  3. Install Zusam using the following command:

    sudo python3 setup.py install
    

    This command will install Zusam and its required dependencies.

  4. Verify that Zusam is installed by running the following command:

    zusam -V
    

    This command should display the version of Zusam that you have installed.

Step 3: Run Zusam

Now that you have installed Zusam, you can run it to start monitoring your system's resources.

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Run Zusam using the following command:

    zusam
    

    This command will start Zusam in the foreground.

  3. Press Ctrl + C to stop Zusam.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Zusam on your POP!_OS Latest system and learned how to start monitoring your system's resources. Zusam provides you with real-time system resource monitoring, which can help you optimize your system's usage and identify potential issues.

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