How To Install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8. gkrellm is Multiple stacked system monitors in one process

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `gkrellm`

GKrellM charts CPU, load, Disk, and all active net interfaces automatically. An on/off button and online timer for the PPP interface is provided, as well as monitors for memory and swap usage, file system, internet connections, APM laptop battery, mbox style mailboxes, and temperature sensors on supported systems. Also included is an uptime monitor, a hostname label, and a clock/calendar. Additional features are * Autoscaling grid lines with configurable grid line resolution. * LED indicators for the net interfaces. * A gui popup for configuration of chart sizes and resolutions.

We can use yum or dnf to install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gkrellm.

Install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gkrellm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gkrellm

Install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gkrellm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gkrellm

How To Uninstall gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gkrellm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gkrellm

gkrellm Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/gkrellm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/56
/usr/lib/.build-id/56/5300f57d88e62a3e8db399199e9b2ee3bd27e5
/usr/lib64/gkrellm2
/usr/lib64/gkrellm2/plugins
/usr/share/appdata/gnome-gkrellm.appdata.xml
/usr/share/applications/gnome-gkrellm.desktop
/usr/share/doc/gkrellm
/usr/share/doc/gkrellm/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/gkrellm/README
/usr/share/doc/gkrellm/Themes.html
/usr/share/gkrellm2
/usr/share/gkrellm2/themes
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/gkrellm.png
/usr/share/licenses/gkrellm
/usr/share/licenses/gkrellm/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/gkrellm.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/gkrellm.1.gz

References

gkrellm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.