Nmon - Terminal System Monitor for Linux 🌱

What is nmon?

nmon is a systems administrator, tuner, benchmark tool. It can display the CPU, memory, network, disks (mini graphs or numbers), file systems, NFS, top processes, resources (Linux version & processors) and on Power micro-partition information. -https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/nmon

Installation

  1. Log into the Linux device
  2. Run the following commands in a terminal window:
    # update software repositories
    sudo apt update
    # install software updates
    sudo apt upgrade -y
    # install nmon
    sudo apt install nmon -y
    # launch nmon
    nmon
  3. Use the different keyboard shortcuts to show/hide various monitors

    c = CPU monitor
    m = memory monitor
    d = disk monitor
    n = network monitor
    t = process monitor
    + = slower update interval
    - = faster update interval