5 Of My Favorite Linux System-Monitoring Tools - And Why I Use Them
ZDNET, Monday, August 4th, 2025
When I want to monitor my Linux system's performance, I turn to these handy apps to collect more data than I'll probably ever need.
ZDNET's key takeaways
- System performance is key to getting the most out of Linux.
- There are several command line and GUI tools to make this task easy.
- Here you'll learn about htop, glances, Mission Center, and more apps.
Linux users are notorious for wanting to know as much information as they can about their systems and how they run. There are even apps and widgets (such as Conky) that can be installed and configured to display such information right on the desktop.