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GKrellM

billw2.github.io

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Spec sheet

Purpose
GKrellM is a single-process stack of system monitors that supports themes matching a window manager, GTK, or other theme.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · billw2.github.io
Support
The maker invites users to email Bill Wilson with questions or suggestions and links to a GKrellM mailing list.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Charts and alarms
Charts support automatic or fixed scaling, and sensor and battery monitors can use configurable alarms and warnings.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Custom sensor support
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · billw2.github.io
Latest listed release
The official page identifies gkrellm-2.3.5.tar.bz2 as the latest release tarball.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Linux sensor dependencies
On Linux, temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring depends on kernel and motherboard support and may require lm_sensors, sysfs sensors, or mbmon; disk temperature and NVIDIA GPU temperature monitoring also have listed daemon or software dependencies.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Mail support
The built-in mailbox monitor checks mbox, maildir, MH, POP3, and IMAP mailboxes and can launch configured mail-related commands.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Networking monitor
The built-in Internet monitor displays current TCP port connections and charts historical port hits for over two days.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Platform support
The maker describes Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, NetBSD, and OpenBSD builds, and links to a Windows version and installer.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Plugins
Both GKrellM and gkrellmd support plugins for special-interest monitors; the maker lists community plugins for functions including wireless monitoring, audio control, and SNMP variables.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Remote monitoring
GKrellM can run as a client and collect data from a gkrellmd server on a remote machine.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Requirements
The GKrellM application requires GTK 2.0, GDK 2.0, and GLib 2.0; the gkrellmd server requires GLib and can run without GTK or X libraries.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Security and compliance
The official page states that GKrellM is released under the GNU General Public License and does not state a security certification or compliance standard.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Supported platforms
Linux,FreeBSD,Mac OS X,NetBSD,OpenBSD,WindowsRead 21 Sep 2026 · billw2.github.io
System monitoring
Built-in monitors include CPU, processes, disks, network interfaces, memory, swap, filesystems, sensors, mailboxes, battery, uptime, and clock/calendar.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io
Themes
GKrellM supports themes, and the official page links to a theme site and theme documentation.Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io

Plans and prices

Free software Free GNU General Public License Read 3 Oct 2026 · billw2.github.io

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