How To Install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8. xfce4-systemload-plugin is Systemload monitor for the Xfce panel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `xfce4-systemload-plugin`

A system-load monitor plugin for the Xfce panel. It displays the current CPU load, the memory in use, the swap space and the system uptime.

We can use yum or dnf to install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfce4-systemload-plugin.

Install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-systemload-plugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfce4-systemload-plugin

Install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-systemload-plugin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfce4-systemload-plugin

How To Uninstall xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xfce4-systemload-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xfce4-systemload-plugin

xfce4-systemload-plugin Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/ec09ba166de3a3a1b7266c3bdd1db831e13c1c
/usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libsystemload.so
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-systemload-plugin
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-systemload-plugin/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-systemload-plugin/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-systemload-plugin/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-systemload-plugin/README
/usr/share/licenses/xfce4-systemload-plugin
/usr/share/licenses/xfce4-systemload-plugin/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur_PK/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-systemload-plugin.mo
/usr/share/xfce4/panel/plugins/systemload.desktop

References

xfce4-systemload-plugin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-systemload-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.