How to Install Collectl on Manjaro

Collectl is a free tool used to monitor system performance metrics like CPU usage, disk I/O, network traffic, and memory usage.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to install Collectl on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure your Manjaro system is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Installing Collectl on Manjaro

Follow the below steps to install Collectl:

Open the terminal on your Manjaro system.
Run the following command to install the Collectl package:
```
sudo pacman -S collectl
```
Once the installation process is completed, you can start using Collectl by running the following command:
```
collectl
```
This will display the system performance metrics on your terminal screen.

Monitoring Specific Performance Metrics

You can monitor specific system performance metrics by running Collectl with various command-line options. For example, to monitor CPU usage, run the following command:

collectl -sC

This will display the CPU usage summary for all processors. To view more options and help on using Collectl, run the following command:

man collectl

This will display the Collectl manual page, which provides more information on using the tool.

Conclusion

Collectl is a useful tool for monitoring system performance metrics on Manjaro. With this tutorial, you should now be able to install and use Collectl on your Manjaro system.