ProcMeter3 3.4e review
DownloadProcMeter is a framework on which a number of modules (plugins) are loaded
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ProcMeter is a framework on which a number of modules (plugins) are loaded. More modules can be written as required to perform more monitoring and informational functions.
The statistics that are displayed are grouped by module, with a menu allowing selection of module and a sub-menu for each output available for that module.
APM
Advanced Power Management information. These outputs are only available if you have configured the kernel to have the APM feature.
Biff
Monitors the e-mail inbox (in /var/spool/mail/username or /var/mail/username) and indicates the number of e-mails that are waiting and the size.
Date_Time
The current date and time and the amount of time since the system was last booted.
DiskUsage
Shows the percentage of the disk that is used and the amount of free space for each of the local disks that it finds are mounted or can be mounted when the program starts.
LogFile
Monitors the size and number of lines and the rate of increase of these in a set of log files.
Memory
The amount of memory that is used for programs, buffers, cache and the amount that is free.
Network
The network devices and the amount of traffic on each of them. It will automatically pick up available devices when it starts.
Processes
The load average and the number of processes running and starting.
ProcMeter
Information about the procmeter program itself.
Sensors
Hardware sensors for temperature and fan speed. (Requires sensor hardware and kernel patch from http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/ or version 2.6 kernel).
Statistics
Low level system statistics. For example CPU usage, disk usage, swapping and paging.
VM_Statistics
Low level system statistics about virtual memory (swaping and paging) for kernel version 2.5 where the information has moved from the Statistics section.
Stat-CPU
Statistics about individual CPU usage including support for SMP machines.
Stat-Disk
Statistics about individual disk usage including support for up to 4 disks.
Stat-Intr
Statistics about individual interrupts including support for up to 32 interrupts.
Uname
The system information from the uname program, hostname and Linux kernel version.
Wireless
Information about wireless network devices. It will automatically pick up available devices when it starts.
Longrun
For systems with the Transmeta Crueso processor, information about longrun. Will not work unless the kernel is compiled with CPUID support, and /dev/cpu/0/cpuid must be readable by procmeter.
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface information. These outputs are only available if you have enabled ACPI in the Linux kernel and you have the appropriate hardware. ACPI can report various information about a system's battery, and may also have thermal outputs available.
For each of the outputs there is a properties information window that can be used to check the meaning of an output and other properties about it.
What's New in This Release:
This release adds CPU statistics from the 2.6 kernel and the ability to monitor the CPU speed.
It fixes a number of small bugs and spelling mistakes in manual pages.
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