ubuntu-checkup

Ubuntu-checkup is a Linux system repair and reporting tool designed to maintain the health of Ubuntu-derived systems. By automating routine maintenance tasks and generating detailed system health reports, it serves as a one-stop solution for keeping your system optimized and secure.

Features

• System Updates: Automates the process of updating and upgrading installed packages to ensure your system is up-to-date.
• Disk Usage Monitoring: Provides detailed insights into disk space utilization across all mounted filesystems.
• Memory and CPU Analysis: Reports on memory usage and CPU load to help identify performance bottlenecks.
• SMART Disk Status: Checks the health of your storage devices using SMART diagnostics.
• System Logs Review: Analyzes recent system logs for errors, failures, and critical events, providing explanations for common issues.
• Package Integrity Checks: Uses debsums to verify the integrity of installed packages and attempts repairs for corrupted ones.
• HTML Reporting: Compiles all findings into a structured and easy-to-read HTML report for quick reference.
• Customizable Options: Offers various flags to skip specific checks, specify log/report file locations, and more.

Installation

1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Adri6336/ubuntu-checkup.git
cd ubuntu-checkup

2: Make the Script Executable

chmod +x checkup

3: Move to a Directory in Your PATH

sudo mv checkup /usr/local/bin/

Usage

Run the checkup script with root privileges to perform a full system check and generate a health report.

sudo checkup

Options

-n, --no-update Skip the system update and upgrade steps.

-s, --skip-smart Skip SMART disk checks.

-d, --no-debsums Skip debsums package integrity checks.

-l, --log-file FILE Specify an alternate log file path. Default: /var/log/system_maintenance.log

-r, --report-file FILE Specify an alternate report file path. Default: $USER_HOME/system_health_report_.html

-h, --help Show the help message and exit.

Examples

Run a full system check and generate a report:

sudo checkup

Run checkup but skip SMART checks and system updates:

sudo checkup --skip-smart --no-update

Dependencies

The script relies on several utilities to perform its tasks. These include:

1. apt-get
2. smartctl (from smartmontools)
3. debsums
4. Standard Unix utilities (grep, awk, sed, etc.)

The script will attempt to install any missing dependencies automatically.