User:Semsi Paco Virchow/Usage (software)

Usage is a graphical system monitor and disk usage analyzer for GNOME. It is the result of the merger of the former gnome system monitor and Disk Usage Analyzer (which was initially named baobab). Usage is used to visualize the current resource usage of the operating system, such as system CPU usage, battery consumption, network bandwidth, main memory used/available and storage space used//available. It enables the user to understand what is going on with the operating system and assists with identifying problem areas. It is also a GUI which allows the user to forcefully close applications. An introduction is included in the GNOME Documentation Project. Usage is available since GNOME 3.12/3.14?


 * Disk space used/available by type of data
 * Memory used/available
 * Number of active users
 * Applications that are actively using CPU
 * System CPU usage
 * Network bandwidth
 * Battery consumption
 * forcefully close applications


 * The software gives the user a menu-driven, graphical representation of what is on a disk drive.
 * The interface allows for selection of specific parts of filesystem being scanned so a single folder, the entire filesystem, and even remote folders and filesystems can be scanned.
 * The graphical representation can be switched between a ring chart and a treemap chart so the presentation can be tailored to the specific content being scanned.

Usage has been included in several Linux distributions including Debian, and Fedora.