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# System Monitor Plasmoid

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Plasmoid to view several Items from system Monitor. Each Item has its own tooltip and if you hover over a tooltip it will remain open.
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Plasma 5 shell (plasma >= 5.7), Starting with Version 2.0 (plasma > 20.0).
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Version 1.03 and below, with plasma > 5.20 may need to install ksysguardd.
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### From store.kde.org

1.  Go to the desktop.
3.  Right Click the desktop, select "Add Widgets".
4.  Click "Get New Widgets".
5.  Click "Download New Plasma Widgets".
6.  Search for "System Monitor Plasmoid".
7.  Click Install.
8.  Close Installer Window.
9.  You can now add the Widget to the desktop, Right Click desktop and select "Add Widgets", search for "System Monitor Plasmoid", drag to desktop.
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### Using kpackagetool5

1. Download Package.
2. Open Konsole.
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3. Goto download location
4. Enter "kpackagetool5 -i filename". 
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5. Close Konsole.
6. You can now add the Widget to the desktop, Right Click desktop and select "Add Widgets", search for "System Monitor Plasmoid", drag to desktop.
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7. To update to latest version.
8. Do steps 1 thru 3.
9. Enter "kpackagetool5 -u filename".
10. Close Konsole
11. logout / login to load new version.
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# Configuration

Right Click the Plasmoid and select "Configure System Monitor Plasmoid.."

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Currently 6 Item types can be selected in the "Layout" tab
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Each Item can be displayed as a bar Graph, a Circular Graph or a Plot Graph.
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Colors for each Item can be selected on the "Colors" tab.
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Fast plotting or smooth plotting (More Cpu intensive) can be selected for the Plot Graph.
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There are options to show borders, to show labels (on top or bottom).
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What Disks/Partitons to show Space Or acitivity for can be selected in the "Disk Space" or "Disk IO" tabs.
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What network devices to show activity for can be selected in the network tab.
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Different layouts can be obtanined by selecting the number of columns/rows
and layout direction.

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If more Items are selected than what is allowed by the combination of Columns and Rows, the display will be distored due some Items overlaying each other. You will either need to select fewer Items or increase the number of columns or rows.
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Add the plasmoid to the desktop more than once for additional effects.