sysd-manager 2.11.1

Application to empower user to manage their <b>systemd units</b> via Graphical User Interface. Not only are you able to make changes to the enablement and running status of each of the units, but you will also be able to view and modify their unit files and check the journal logs.
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SysD Manager

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A user-friendly GUI to manage systemd units

📋 Description

  • Change the enablement and running status of systemd units
  • View and modify unit files with syntax highlighting
  • Check journal logs with syntax highlighting
  • Explore unit dependencies visually
  • And much more!

Disclaimer: This application is intended for users with less experience with systemd rather than professional system administrators. If you consider yourself an administrator, please refer to systemctl and journalctl documentation.

✨ Features

Feature Category Status
Unit file browser with search and filtering Functionality ✅
Browser add remove property Functionality ✅
Enable or disable a unit Functionality ✅
Enable a unit in runtime Functionality ✅
Edit unit file Functionality ✅
Edit and manage unit drop-ins Functionality ✅
Activate or deactivate a unit Functionality ✅
View and modify unit file Functionality ✅
View and navigate unit's dependencies Functionality ✅
Unit file syntax highlighting UX ✅
Journal event syntax highlighting UX ✅
List of all running units (systemd-analyze blame) Functionality ✅
Dark and Light style switching UX ✅
Select a unit at program opening via CLI Functionality ✅
Clean unit like systemctl clean Functionality ✅
Freeze & Thaw unit like systemctl freeze and systemctl thaw Functionality ✅
Multi-language support UX ✅
Real-time journal events update Functionality ✅
Retrieve list of boot IDs Functionality ✅
Ability to watch systemd signals UX ✅
Filter units on loaded properties UX ✅
Browser contextual menu UX ✅
Browser add remove property UX ✅

Need a feature? Contact the author or contribute to the project! If you're stuck, take a look at systemctl.

📸 Screenshots

Unit Info (Dark)

Unit Info Dark

Unit Info (Light)

Unit Info Light

Unit Dependencies

Unit Dependencies

Unit Files

Unit Files

Unit Journal

Unit Journal

🔧 Installation

Flathub

Arch Linux

yay -S sysd-manager

AppImage

Build from Source

  1. Install prerequisites:

    • Rust
    • GTK 4 and build essentials (how-to)
    • Libadwaita (how-to)
    • Systemd development library (libsystemd-dev)
    • GtkSourceView 5 development library

  2. Clone and build:

git clone https://github.com/plrigaux/sysd-manager
cd sysd-manager/scripts
sh install.sh
  1. Run:
sysd-manager

For a clean removal, execute: sh uninstall.sh

🧪 Testing

You can safely test SysD Manager using tiny_daemon, a simple web server service included with the project:

cd packaging
python install_tiny

🛣️ Roadmap

Planned features:

  • Save unit filters
  • Adjust cell viewer according to property types (e.g. display uint as human time)
  • Always administrator mode
  • Continuous UX improvements

📝 Changelog

All notable changes are documented in the CHANGELOG.

🤝 Contributing

Interested in contributing? Contact the project maintainer on GitHub.

🌐 Internationalization

SysD Manager can be displayed in different languages as long a translation has been provided.

Translators

Translations are generously hosted by Weblate. Please help translate Sysd Manager into more languages through the Sysd Manager Hosted Weblate.

Information for developers to handle translations can be found here.

💡 Credits

This project is inspired by the work of Guillaume Gomez: https://github.com/GuillaumeGomez/systemd-manager/