How to Install cState on Arch Linux

cState is a simple Python script that generates a static dashboard for monitoring ICMP ping response times and other metrics. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install cState on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing cState, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

  1. Arch Linux is installed on your system.
  2. You have root or sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Python and Pip

The first step is to install Python and Pip, the package installer for Python. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip

Step 2: Install Dependencies

cState requires several dependencies to be installed. These dependencies can be installed by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S git curl iputils

Step 3: Download cState

Next, clone the cState repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/cDima/cstate.git

Change to the cstate directory with:

cd cstate/

Step 4: Install Required Python Packages

Now that we have cloned the cState repository, we need to install the required Python packages. This can be done by running the following command:

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Running cState

Finally, start cState by running the following command:

python cstate.py

Once cState is running, you can access the dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install cState on Arch Linux. Once installed, you can use cState to monitor ICMP ping response times and other metrics in a simple, static dashboard.