GKrellM

infobox software
caption = A typical GKrellM window


developer = Bill Wilson
latest_release_version = 2.3.1
latest_release_date = 2 December 2007
programming language = GTK+
operating_system = Unix-like
genre = System monitor
license = GNU General Public License
website = http://www.gkrellm.net/

GKrellM ("GNU Krell Monitors" ["Krell" is a reference to an extraterrestrial race in the science fiction movie "Forbidden Planet". [http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/FAQ.html The Short GKrellM FAQ] Retrieved on 2008-01-06] ) is a computer program based on the GTK+ toolkit that creates a single process stack of system monitors. It can be used to monitor the status of CPUs, main memory, hard disks, network interfaces, local and remote mailboxes, and many other things. Plugins are available for a multitude of tasks, e.g. controlling the XMMS media player or a SETI@home client from within the stacked monitor. GKrellM is popular among users of Linux and other Unix-like operating systems [On freshmeat.net GKrellM ranks 31st out of some 43.800 projects in popularity. [http://freshmeat.net/projects/gkrellm/ freshmeat.net: Project details for GKrellM] Retrieved on 2008-01-06] .

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, GKrellM is free software.

See also

* Task manager
* System monitor
* Conky

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.gkrellm.net GKrellM project home page]