Install Systemd Pilot on Nvidia Jetson

Systemd Pilot

Desktop application for managing systemd services. it can be described as a gui for systemctl.
Features:

  • List system services on local machine or remote hosts
  • Quickly deploy a new service using a template
  • Start, Stop, Restart services, show status
  • Easy search. Just start typing and the app will find relevant services
  • Lightweight and easy on system resources (just a single Python script)

To run: Menu -> Preferences -> Systemd Pilot
To run in a terminal: systemd-pilot

Fortunately, Systemd Pilot is very easy to install on your Nvidia Jetson in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nvidia Jetson.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Systemd Pilot.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Nvidia Jetpack for your specific Jetson (Jetson Xavier, or Jetson Orin).
Systemd Pilot will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nvidia Jetson with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Systemd Pilot

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Systemd Pilot.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the System Management category.

Now scroll down to find Systemd Pilot in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Systemd Pilot for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io