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How to install Linux-Dash in Ubuntu

To install Linux-Dash in Ubuntu

Linux-dash is an open source web-based server monitoring tool for Linux machines. This tool will displays system properties such as CPU load, logged-in users, RAM usage, disk usage, Internet speed, network connections, RX/TX bandwidth, running processes etc. Installation of Linux-dash is explained in this article.

To install Linux-Dash

Run the following command to update the machine.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update 
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease                                                 
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                                     
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease                
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main Sources
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse Translation-en                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted Translation-en                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                          
Reading package lists... Done


Run the following command to install the pre-request packages.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install git apache2 php5 php5-json wget unzip 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
php5-json is already the newest version.
php5-json set to manually installed.
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Setting up liberror-perl (0.17-1.1) ...
Setting up git-man (1:2.5.0-1ubuntu0.2) ...
Setting up git (1:2.5.0-1ubuntu0.2) ...
Setting up unzip (6.0-17ubuntu1.2) ...


Then download the Linux-Dash Zip package by using below command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash/archive/master.zip 
--2016-09-23 19:33:12--  https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash/archive/master.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
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master.zip                   [     < =>                            ] 271.54K   244KB/s   in 1.1s   

2016-09-23 19:33:16 (244 KB/s) - ‘ master.zip’  saved [278060]


Extract the downloaded Linux-dash package by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip master.zip  
Archive:  master.zip
9c0ca85a3ac2bba7588a9a4b213017556c3cf317
   creating: linux-dash-master/
  inflating: linux-dash-master/.editorconfig  
 extracting: linux-dash-master/.gitignore  
  inflating: linux-dash-master/LICENSE.md  
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  inflating: linux-dash-master/templates/sections/applications.html  
  inflating: linux-dash-master/templates/sections/basic-info.html  
  inflating: linux-dash-master/templates/sections/network.html  
  inflating: linux-dash-master/templates/sections/system-status.html


Move and rename the extracted Linux-dash package into root directory.

root@linuxhelp:~# mv linux-dash-master/ /var/www/html/linux-dash


Open the web-browser and navigate to the URL http://192.168.5.146/linux-dash/#/system-status

Now you can monitor the CPU load status.

Memory status.

Swap usage.

Memory usage.

Network details.

Tag : Linux dash
FAQ
Q
How to encrypt the Dash wallet?
A
After your wallet has synchronized with the Dash network, it is strongly advised to encrypt the wallet with a password or passphrase to prevent unauthorized access. You should use a strong, new password that you have never used somewhere else.
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What are the features are in Linux Dash?
A
A real-time monitoring of CPU, RAM, Disk Usage, Load, Uptime, Users and many more system statistics.
Q
How can I make the file transfer in Linux Dash?
A
No you can only monitor the transfer process in Linux Dash.
Q
How to reorganize the widgets in Linux Dash?
A
By using this option
Click and drag to re-organize widgets.
Q
Does it require PHP modules in Linux dash?
A
No it needs the PHP installation but modules not required in the Linux Dash.