Quick System Monitor

A minimalist, high-performance system monitoring desklet for the Cinnamon Desktop. Designed to be clean, non-intrusive, and highly customizable.

Features

• Real-time Monitoring: Tracks CPU, RAM, and GPU usage.
• Multi-Disk Support: Monitor multiple mount points (e.g., /, /home, or external drives) simultaneously.
• Modern UI: Non-bold typography and a "floating" glass aesthetic.
• High Customizability:
  • Scaling: Resize the desklet from 50% to 200% without losing layout integrity.
  • Transparency: Achieve true 0% to 100% background opacity.
  • Color Control: Custom color pickers for both the background and the progress bars.

Installation

1. Copy the folder sys-monitor@Paul163-ai to ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/.
2. Right-click your desktop and select Add Desklets.
3. Find Quick System Monitor and click the + button.

Requirements

• NVIDIA GPU Monitoring: Requires nvidia-smi to be installed (standard with NVIDIA proprietary drivers).
• Disk Monitoring: Uses GIO for local paths and falls back to df for network or specialized mounts.

Configuration Tips

True Transparency

To get the cleanest look, it is highly recommended to:

1. Open the desklet Configure menu.
2. Go to General Settings (system level).
3. Set Desklet Decorations to None.
4. Set the Background Transparency slider to your preferred level (0.0 for completely floating text).

Credits

Developed by Paul Lintott. Built for the Linux Mint community.