Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by amzans » Fri, Jul 27, 2018, 7:20 AM UTC

Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python
nicolargo.github.io

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by merlincorey » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 7:40 PM UTC

This is standard kit on most machines I administrate - it has a really great variety of summaries in addition to standard `top` output - but it''s all colorized.

It also has a remote mode so that you can page through a group of remote systems from a single infrastructure system.

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by nickserv » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 8:15 PM UTC

Looks great! Going to install on those servers I can't connect to our Prometheus system.

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by dev_dull » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 8:58 PM UTC

    if [[ `whoami` = 'root' ]]; then

The software itself might be cross-platform, but its installer definitely isn't.

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by featdd » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 9:23 PM UTC

dev_dull wrote: post #4

if [[ `whoami` = 'root' ]]; then The software itself might be cross-platform, but its installer definitely isn't.

Nice people don't use Windows server anyway

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by earenndil » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 9:38 PM UTC

    $ curl -L https://bit.ly/glances | /bin/bash

That (curl|bash) is really shady. Not saying the software is malicious, but if you're going to install it I wouldn't do it like that.

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by nickserv » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 9:51 PM UTC

earenndil wrote: post #6

$ curl -L https://bit.ly/glances | /bin/bash That (curl|bash) is really shady. Not saying the software is malicious, but if you're going to install it I wouldn't do it like that.

Agreed, especially since there's a pypi package available.

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by w_t_payne » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 9:56 PM UTC

This is cool.

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by ams6110 » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 10:08 PM UTC

nickserv wrote: post #7

earenndil wrote: post #6

$ curl -L https://bit.ly/glances | /bin/bash That (curl|bash) is really shady. Not saying the software is malicious, but if you're going to install it I wouldn't do it like that.

Agreed, especially since there's a pypi package available.

Why is a pypi package better than a bash script? Or is it the URL shortener that concerns you?

Re: Glances: cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python

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Post by noja » Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 10:09 PM UTC

ams6110 wrote: post #9

nickserv wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed, especially since there's a pypi package available.

Why is a pypi package better than a bash script? Or is it the URL shortener that concerns you?

Because a pypi package can be compared to a source.

A piped bash script might change per-client or per-request.