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GNOME System Monitor vs vnStat

A side-by-side look at GNOME System Monitor and vnStat. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNOME System Monitor

GNOME System Monitor

Os & Utilities

GNOME System Monitor is a task manager and system monitor utility for GNOME desktop environments. It allows users to view and manage running processes, monitor system resources like CPU and memory usage, and access other system information.

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vnStat

vnStat

Network & Admin

vnStat is an open-source network traffic monitor for Linux that keeps a log of network traffic for the selected interface(s). It uses the network interface statistics provided by the kernel to keep track of the monthly, daily and hourly bandwidth usage.

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