GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

Hello, i started developing applicatoin for viewing systemd logs.

Can be downloaded here: https://openrepos.net/content/coderus/journal-viewer

Sources: https://github.com/CODeRUS/systemd-journal-viewer

Post your ideas about improving application.

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

This is great, thank you! It crossed my mind in the past that we were missing an app like this.

How may apps have you written now? Seriously, I don't know where you find the time. Really appreciate it.

Ability to filter the model by unit and copy/paste individual messages would be useful, as well as retrieving journal entries that were written before the app opened (if that's possible).

Out of curiosity, how does the app work? Does it listen for messages as they are written to the journal via dbus or something like that? Or does the app use root privileges to read the journal?

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

App is running daemon under root connecting to systemd-journal and waiting for messages, then sending it via dbus to GUI. Yes i can add any filters for messages. Will try to add some universal options.

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

Nice icons will be more perfect

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

I presume you know about this, but just in case you don't, might be useful to borrow ideas / code from:

https://github.com/KDE/systemd-kcm

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

Of course, i am waiting for someone to draw icons for this application! :)

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

spent hour for building and installing ... but there is no journal functionality :D

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

Sorry :D

But still, you (or they) might find some 'scope creep' happening eventually, perhaps?

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

Updateee v0.2.0
Features:
- Saving log to selected location
- Options to load last N log messages or all messages since specific timestamp
- Options to add journal match filters
- Copy single messages with longtap menu

Re: GUI for viewing systemd logs
 

Update is on air and ready for translations: https://www.transifex.com/coderus/jo...wer/dashboard/