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HPR4535: Living the Tux Life Episode 4 - Various software I have been using

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System Monitoring & Metrics

Prometheus

Open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit for collecting and storing metrics.

Documentation : https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/installation/

Prometheus Node Exporter

Hardware and OS metrics exporter for Prometheus.

Guide : https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/node-exporter/

Grafana

Open-source analytics and visualization platform for monitoring metrics.

Docker Installation : https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/installation/docker/

Featured Grafana Dashboards

Power Information Dashboard : https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/12542-power-information/
Node Exporter Full : https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/1860-node-exporter-full/

Power Management & Battery Tools

TLP

Advanced power management tool for Linux that optimizes battery life.

Installation Guide : https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/index.html

Battery Uptime Timer Script

Custom script for monitoring battery usage and uptime.

GitHub Repository : https://github.com/mralc/Battery-uptime-timer

Setting Battery Charge Threshold

Limit battery charge to extend battery lifespan:

echo 90 | sudo tee /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_stop_threshold

Note: Adjust the value (90%) and BAT0 according to your system.

Caffeine

Prevents your system from going to sleep or activating the screensaver.

Project Page : https://launchpad.net/caffeine

Backup & File Sharing

LocalSend

Open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop for sharing files locally.

Website : https://localsend.org/

Déjà Dup

Simple backup tool for GNOME desktop environment.

GNOME Apps : https://apps.gnome.org/en-GB/DejaDup/

FOX Clone

System backup and cloning tool for Linux.

SourceForge : https://sourceforge.net/projects/foxclone/

Terminal Utilities

Tmux

Terminal multiplexer that allows multiple terminal sessions within a single window.

GitHub Wiki : https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki

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HPR4535: Living the Tux Life Episode 4 - Various software I have been using

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