Xfce4 System Load Plugin Enhanced

This is an enhanced version of the Xfce4 system load plugin for Xfce4 panel, created from scratch.

Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/ttomf/xfce4-systemload-plugin-enhanced.git

Install the following dependencies:

Ubuntu

sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config libgtk-3-dev libxfce4panel-2.0-dev libnvidia-ml-dev

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S base-devel pkgconf gtk3 xfce4-panel cuda

Fedora

sudo dnf install gcc make pkgconfig gtk3-devel xfce4-panel-devel nvidia-ml-devel

(Note: nvidia-ml-devel is available in RPM Fusion.)

Also, the plugin attempts to open the resources application (a system monitor) when clicked. You may want to install it as well.

To build the plugin, run:

make build

To install the plugin for the current user:

make install

After installation, you may need to restart the Xfce panel or log out and log back in for the plugin to appear in the "Add New Items" dialog. You can restart the panel with:

xfce4-panel -r