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How to install nmon on Ubuntu 16.04

To install nmon on Ubuntu 16.04

nmon is a nifty tool to monitor various system resources such as CPU, memory, network, disks, file systems, NFS, top processes, Power micro-partition and resources on Linux terminal. It has support common architectures like POWER, x86, x86_64, Mainframe & now ARM (Raspberry Pi). This system administrator tuner, benchmark tool gives you a huge amount of important performance information which will help you to troubleshoot the system performance when you have the issues.

Installing nmon

First, make sure you update the system by making use of the following command. 

root@localhost:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                           
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease     
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Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, you shall install nmon on Ubuntu by making use of the following command. 

root@localhost:~# apt-get install nmon
Reading package lists... Done
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Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up nmon (14g+debian-1build1) ...


Once the installation is over, make sure you launch the application by making use of the following command. 

root@localhost:~# nmon

welcome screen of nmon appears on your screen.

You should now check CPU utilization by processor.


And also, you need to check the memory utilization.


Apart from that, you can check disk utilization.

You can also check Network utilization.

And check for top processes

Check system information now.


Load more then one widgets (CPU, memory, disk & network utilization)

With this, the tutorial on nmon on Ubuntu 16.04 comes to an end.

Tag : nmon Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
Whether there is any alternative tool is available for windows like "nmon"?
A
Yes, you can prefer the following application for "Windows" like "nmon" tool. Such as,

1. Glances

2. Resource Monitor

3. psutil

4. Kiwi application monitor
Q
How to check the version of the "nmon" tool has been installed on the system?
A
You can use the option of "-V" with "nmon" command to check the version of the "nmon" tool has been installed on the system. For syntax: "nmon -V".
Q
How to install "nmon" tool on Linux?
A
Use the following steps to install "nmon" on Linux. For syntax: In Ubuntu "apt-get install nmon"

In CentOS "yum install nmon"
Q
Can you give me the list of manipulation key to getting information of the system using the "nmon" tool in Linux?
A
Here I have to give the list of some manipulation keys. Such as,

1. m = Memory

2. j = Filesystems

3. d = Disks

4. n = Network

4. V = Virtual Memory

5. r = Resource

6. N = NFS

7. k = kernel

8. t = Top-processes

9. "." = only busy disks/procs
Q
How can I check the file system in Linux using the "nmon" tool?
A
You can press "j" while intermediate with "nmon" tool console, to check the file system in Linux using the "nmon" tool.