gnome-system-monitor not present in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

[RainCaster]

Has this issue been covered in the Wiki?

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Is there an existing issue reported already?

• I have searched the existing issues, it does not exist.

What is the unexpected behavior?

I want to bring up the system monitor app, but when I click on it's icon at the bottom of the top bar applet, I get a message from the system saying that the "gnome-system-monitor" cannot be found. It has been replaced by "Resources" in the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release.

Steps to reproduce the unexpected behavior.

1. Left click on the top bar section to bring up the list of sensors
2. Move mouse to bottom of that list.
3. Hover over the center icon present at the bottom of that list.
4. Left click your mouse
5. Notice the system dialog mentioning that "gnome-system-monitor" could not be found.

Relevant log output

2026-04-27T11:33:17.712832-07:00 tomf-ThinkPad-E16-Gen-2 gnome-shell[8020]: error: Execution of “gnome-system-monitor” failed:: Command not found

What distribution and version of Linux are you using?

Ubuntu LTS 26.04

What version of Gnome are you using?

50

[azadevlab]

@RainCaster as quick fix could you edit GNOME Conf?
due Arch users doesn't have gnome-system-monitor too, usually just change monitor-cmd in dconf -> /org/gnome/shell/extensions/vitals/

I'm fixing it on arch based like-

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/vitals/monitor-cmd '"gnome-usage"'

in your situation I believe it should be like -

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/vitals/monitor-cmd '"resources"'

or you can install gnome-system-monitor (sudo apt install gnome-system-monitor???)

[corecoding]

This is also available via the UI. Click the gear icon next to Monitor system (in preferences)

[RainCaster]

I found another fix- "sudo apt install gnome-system-monitor".

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On April 28, 2026 1:52:11 AM Azamat Kyrykbayev ***@***.***> wrote: azadevlab left a comment (corecoding/Vitals#543) @RainCaster as quick fix could you edit GNOME Conf? due Arch users doesn't have gnome-system-monitor too, usually just change monitor-cmd in dconf -> /org/gnome/shell/extensions/vitals/I'm fixing it on arch based like- dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/vitals/monitor-cmd '"gnome-usage"' in your situation I believe it should be like - dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/vitals/monitor-cmd '"resources"' — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>