Ubuntu – Bootchart ‘No path given’ error

bootbootchart

I already installed pybootchartgui and boot chart in Ubuntu 16.04. After running

sudo pybootchartgui

sudo bootchart

this is the result:

No path given, trying /var/log/bootchart.tgz  
warning: path '/var/log/bootchart.tgz' does not exist, ignoring.
Parse error: empty state: '/var/log/bootchart.tgz' does not contain a valid bootchar

There is a duplicate question here. It is is very old and the answers provided doesn't work.

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Since systemd came in, many old tools are now deprecated. bootchart is one of those. To have a graphic representation of your boot you can use the internal tools without needing to install anything else.

Use

systemd-analyze plot > ~/plot.svg

and you will have the file plot.svg ready in your home.

Please be sure to always follow guides and instructions for the correct version of Ubuntu that you have!

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Ubuntu – How to fix bootchart error

In my version of ubuntu (12.04) bootchart creates a different log file every time the computer boots, this goes into the directory /var/log/bootstrap. Though, bootstartgui looks by default to the file /var/log/bootchart.tgz which does not exist.

In 12.04, if you install bootchart properly, you automatically get an image file of the boot graph representation, so you do not need to run bootstartgui.

In fact, it is enough to run (Alt+F2):

nautilus /var/log/bootchart

then double click on the image that contains the date and time that you are interested in.

If you want to delete useless logs and save space, you can start nautilus with sudo from the commandline: Type (Alt+Ctrl+T) and then:

gksu nautilus /var/log/bootchart

This will give you a window where you can also delete files. Be very cautious not to delete anything on another folder!

Ubuntu – How to disable Bootchart

Stopping

cd /etc/init.d
sudo update-rc.d -f stop-bootchart remove
sudo update-rc.d -f bootchart remove

Re-starting

cd /etc/init.d
sudo update-rc.d stop-bootchart start 99 2 3 4 5

or:

echo manual | sudo tee -a /etc/init/bootchart.override

makes it manual.

$ cat /etc/lsb-release 
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04 LTS"
sudo update-rc.d -f bootchart remove
Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/bootchart ...

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