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Conky system monitoring on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 System Monitoring with Conky widgets

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Conky is a system monitoring program for Linux and BSD that runs on the GUI. It monitors various system resources to report the current usage of CPU, memory, disk storage, temperatures, users logged in, currently playing song, etc. in a sleek little widget on your screen. This way, you’re able to see at a quick glance how your computer’s components are being utilized.

Conky is lightweight and highly configurable, so you’re able to run it without having a negative impact on your system or seeing it stick out like it doesn’t belong. We’ll show you how to get it installed on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa and some configuration options to get it looking nice.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Conky on Ubuntu 20.04
  • How to enable Conky to start at boot
  • How to customize the information Conky reports
  • How to customize the look of Conky

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Deploying Kubernetes on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

How to install Kubernetes on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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Kubernetes is leading software in container orchestration. Kubernetes works by managing clusters, which is simply a set of hosts meant for running containerized applications. In order to have a Kubernetes cluster, you need a minimum of two nodes – a master node and a worker node. Of course, you can expand the cluster by adding as many worker nodes as you need.

In this guide, we’re going to deploy a Kubernetes cluster consisting of two nodes, both of which are running Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. Having two nodes in our cluster is the most basic configuration possible, but you’ll be able to scale that configuration and add more nodes if you wish.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Docker
  • How to install Kubernetes
  • How to configure a master and worker node
  • How to join a worker node to a Kubernetes cluster
  • How to deploy Nginx (or any containerized app) in a Kubernetes cluster

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Stacer system monitoring tool on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Desktop

How to install Stacer on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux Desktop

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In this tutorial we will be installing the Stacer system monitoring tool on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Desktop.

WHAT IS STACER?
Stacer is an open source system optimizer and application monitor that helps users to manage entire system with different aspects, it is an all in one system utility.
Reference: https://oguzhaninan.github.io/Stacer-Web/

In this tutorial you will learn:

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Fully operational Kibana dashboard on Ubuntu 20.04

Install ELK on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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ELK is the answer to managing large amounts of log data on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. The ELK stack combines Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, which are open source tools that work in tandem to provide you with the ability to manage log data from a convenient graphical web interface.

These three tools are developed by Elastic and specifically designed to work together. In this guide, we’ll show you the steps required to get ELK up and running on your Ubuntu 20.04 system.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install ELK dependencies
  • How to configure Nginx for Kibana
  • How to install ELK
  • how to configure and access ELK

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Ubuntu 20.04 Server Installation

Ubuntu 20.04 Server Installation

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In this tutorial we will perform the Ubuntu 20.04 server installation. The Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa LTS is a long term support release which guarantees updates for up to 10 years since its initial release. In terms of the actual Ubuntu 20.04 server this means security updates until 2032. This article will guide you through the minimal Ubuntu 20.04 server installation.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to download Ubuntu 20.04 server ISO image
  • How to create bootable installation media
  • How to boot to Ubuntu 20.04 Server installation wizard
  • How to install minimal Ubuntu 20.04 server

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