How to Install Performance Co-Pilot on POP! OS Latest?

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) is an open-source software tool designed to monitor, visualize, and manage system performance on various platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you on installing PCP on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure you have the following:

A running copy of POP! OS Latest
A user account with sudo privileges
An active internet connection

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to ensure our system is up-to-date. Use the below command to update the system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Add the PCP Repository

Performance Co-Pilot is available in the POP! OS repository. To install it, you need to add the repository to the system. Run the following command to add the PCP repository:

echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pcp/stable/ubuntu focal main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pcp.list

Step 3: Add the Repository GPG Key

Run the following command to add the repository GPG key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys DD4E49AA4B8CFFAE

Step 4: Install Performance Co-Pilot

Now that we have added the repository and its GPG key, use the below command to install PCP:

sudo apt install pcp

Step 5: Start the PCP Service

To start the PCP service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start pmcd

To ensure that the PCP service starts automatically during system boot, run the below command:

sudo systemctl enable pmcd

Step 6: Verify PCP Installation

You can verify PCP installation by running the following command:

sudo systemctl status pmcd

If PCP is running correctly, you should see an output similar to the one below:

pmcd.service - Performance Co-Pilot (pmcd)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/pmcd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-01-10 16:32:15 EAT; 2min 43s ago
   Main PID: 63229 (pmcd)
      Tasks: 8 (limit: 2351)
     Memory: 14.0M
        CPU: 13ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/pmcd.service
             └─63229 pmcd -s3 -f --no-detach

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Performance Co-Pilot on POP! OS Latest. You can now proceed to monitor system performance using PCP.