# Install icemon with Homebrew, dnf, Nix Icecream GUI Monitor. Version 3.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:icemon ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install icemon ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install icemon ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icemon 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#icemon ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icemon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:icemon - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.3 - **Source summary:** Icecream GUI Monitor - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - icemon (cli) - icemon (alias) ## Dependencies - icecream - libarchive - lzo - qtbase - zstd ## Build dependencies - cmake - extra-cmake-modules - pkgconf - sphinx-doc ## 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: 3.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/icecc/icemon - Upstream latest detected: v3.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Icemon is the graphical monitor for Icecream compile networks. It is a companion package rather than a compiler tool: it visualizes scheduler and daemon activity so users can see how an Icecream cluster is distributing build work. ### Project history The repository describes Icemon as an Icecream GUI monitor and lists Kevin Funk as maintainer. The project is closely tied to Icecream packaging because its build instructions require the Icecream development package and its purpose is to observe an Icecream network. Maintainer posts show the 3.x series becoming public in 2015, followed by bug-fix and minor releases in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The GitHub repository records a 3.3 release in 2019. ### Adoption history Icemon's adoption follows Icecream's adoption: users install it when they need a live visual overview of a compile cluster rather than only logs or scheduler status. The Icecream README recommends installing Icemon or icecream-sundae with Icecream. The package is niche but useful in distribution workflows because it gives an immediate picture of which machines are compiling, idle, or unreachable. ### How it is used After installing the Icecream development pieces and Qt/CMake build dependencies, users run `icemon` to connect to an Icecream scheduler and display compile-network activity. It is most useful while tuning a local network build setup, checking whether workers are discovered, or explaining why a distributed build is not using expected hosts. ### Why package nerds care Icemon is package-nerd significant as a small observability sidecar for a build accelerator. It is not essential to compile with Icecream, but it makes the invisible scheduler/daemon traffic legible. Its separate package identity also shows a common Unix packaging pattern: keep the daemon/client tools in one package and the graphical monitor in another. ### Timeline - 2015: Icemon 3.0 was announced publicly by maintainer Kevin Funk. - 2016: Icemon 3.0.1 followed as a patch release. - 2017: Icemon 3.1.0 added bug fixes and small feature work. - 2018: Icemon 3.2.0 addressed scheduler discovery problems with newer Icecream releases. - 2019: The GitHub repository lists release 3.3. ### Related projects - Icecream is the distributed compiler system that Icemon monitors. - icecream-sundae is a command-line monitor alternative referenced by Icecream documentation. - distcc is the older distributed-compilation project behind Icecream's lineage. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** icemon - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - icemon: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icemon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - icemon - 3.3-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icemon from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Icecream GUI monitor | https://kfunk.org/tag/icemon/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [icecream](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/icecream/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libarchive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libarchive/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [qtbase](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qtbase/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [zstd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zstd/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sphinx-doc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sphinx-doc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [asitop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asitop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [collectd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/collectd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [ctop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [duf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [dwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [gotop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [htop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/htop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [hwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [netdata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/netdata/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, system, zstd. - [mactop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mactop/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, monitor, monitoring, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/icemon.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/icemon.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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