# Install gkrellm with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Extensible GTK system monitoring application. Version 2.5.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gkrellm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gkrellm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gkrellm ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gkrellm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gkrellm ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gkrellm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gkrellm ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gkrellm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gkrellm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gk/gkrellm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gkrellm ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gkrellm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gkrellm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.1 - **Source summary:** Extensible GTK system monitoring application - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gkrellm (cli) - gkrellmd (cli) - gkrellm (alias) - gkrellmd (alias) ## Dependencies - gdk-pixbuf - gettext - glib - gtk+ - openssl@3 - pango ## Build dependencies - gettext - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.5.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://billw2.github.io/gkrellm/gkrellm.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage GKrellM is an extensible GTK system-monitoring application built around a vertical stack of small monitors. It shows CPU, disk, network, memory, swap, sensors, file systems, mail, battery, uptime, and other host data in one themed process, with plugins and a gkrellmd server for remote monitoring. ### Project history The official release README identifies Bill Wilson as author, Stefan Gehn as maintainer, and gives copyright years beginning in 1999. It describes GKrellM as GNU or Gtk Krell Monitors, a single process that manages multiple stacked monitors and supports themes. GKrellM evolved in the classic GTK desktop-monitor tradition: dense visual meters, configurable alarms, click actions, mailbox checks, hardware sensors, and many themes. Its official page emphasizes matching the user's window manager or GTK theme and reducing system load by putting many monitors into one process. The maintained source release history shows long-lived care for portability and packaging. Later releases added OpenSSL and GnuTLS updates, systemd service files for gkrellmd, Meson build rules, macOS build choices, Solaris and BSD fixes, Windows fixes, and modern compiler compatibility. ### Adoption history GKrellM's adoption came from Unix desktop users who wanted always-visible local telemetry before dashboard web apps became common. The official page points to theme documentation, plugins, screenshots, and mailing-list archives, which reflects a desktop community built around customization. Package metadata in this batch shows GKrellM packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. That spread is typical for a long-lived GTK utility that remained useful to desktop and workstation users across Unix-like systems. ### How it is used Practitioners run gkrellm as a desktop monitor or gkrellmd as a data-collection server. The client can connect to a remote gkrellmd host, which lets users watch another machine with the same compact panel interface. Users configure themes, sensor warnings, chart behavior, mail checks, mount buttons, click commands, and plugins through files under the GKrellM configuration directory. The result is closer to a personalized instrument panel than a generic metrics dashboard. ### Why package nerds care GKrellM matters because it is a durable example of old Unix desktop tooling that did many practical things in a small footprint. It packs sensors, mail, network, filesystems, plugins, theming, and remote collection into one GTK application. For packagers, it is interesting because it carries desktop UI dependencies, optional sensor and TLS features, daemon installation, translations, plugins, and platform-specific build paths in one compact package. ### Timeline - 1999: The release README's copyright range begins, identifying the early project era. - 2010: GKrellM 2.3.5 documents portability, IPv6, mail, and build fixes. - 2016: GKrellM 2.3.8 through 2.3.10 add disk, network, Pango, and NVMe-related fixes. - 2019: GKrellM 2.3.11 updates OpenSSL support and fixes disk-formatting safety issues. - 2025: GKrellM 2.4.0 and 2.5.0 modernize service installation, TLS support, Meson builds, and platform support. - 2026: GKrellM 2.5.1 fixes Windows, Solaris, DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, and Meson build issues. ### Related projects - GTK is the UI toolkit used by GKrellM. - gkrellmd is the companion server for remote monitoring. - lm_sensors, sysfs sensors, mbmon, hddtemp, and nvidia-settings are named sensor data sources. - GKrellM plugins and themes form the surrounding customization ecosystem. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.gkrellm2/user-config, ~/.gkrellm2/theme_config, ~/.gkrellm2/plugin_enable, ~/.gkrellm2/plugin_placement, ~/.gkrellm2/themes/*/gkrellmrc, ~/.gkrellmd.conf, /etc/gkrellmd.conf, /usr/local/etc/gkrellmd.conf ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.gkrellm2/user-config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gkrellm - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gkrellm - 2.3.11-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gkrellm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GNU Krell Monitors | http://gkrellm.net/ - Debian apt - gkrellmd - 2.3.11-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gkrellmd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GNU Krell Monitors Server | http://gkrellm.net/ - Nix - gkrellm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gk/gkrellm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gkrellm - 2.3.11-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gkrellm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU Krell Monitors | http://gkrellm.net/ - Ubuntu apt - gkrellmd - 2.3.11-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gkrellmd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU Krell Monitors Server | http://gkrellm.net/ - dnf - gkrellm - 2.4.0-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gkrellm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Multiple stacked system monitors in one process | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - dnf - gkrellm-daemon - 2.4.0-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gkrellm-daemon from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | The GNU Krell Monitors Server | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - dnf - gkrellm-devel - 2.4.0-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gkrellm-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the GNU Krell Monitors | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - zypper - gkrellm - 2.5.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gkrellm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Manages Multiple Stacked Monitors | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - zypper - gkrellm-devel - 2.5.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gkrellm-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Files needed for gkrellm2 development | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - zypper - gkrellm-lang - 2.5.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gkrellm-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package gkrellm | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - zypper - gkrellmd - 2.5.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gkrellmd from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Multiple Stacked Monitors daemon | https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/ - MacPorts - gkrellm: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gkrellm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtk+](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pango](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pango/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bpytop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bpytop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitoring. - [collectd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/collectd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, plugins, system. - [glances](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glances/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitoring. - [lcdproc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lcdproc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitoring. - [monitoring-plugins](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/monitoring-plugins/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, plugins, system. - [nagios-plugins](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nagios-plugins/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, plugins, system. - [twm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/twm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, desktop, system. - [wallpaper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wallpaper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, desktop, system. - [libnotify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libnotify/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, desktop, gdk, gdk-pixbuf, gettext. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gkrellm.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gkrellm.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph