kmon

Linux kernel manager and activity monitor

TLDR

Launch the kernel module manager

$ kmon

Set the refresh rate in milliseconds

$ kmon -t [ms]

Set the main color

$ kmon -c [color]

Launch with Unicode block titles

$ kmon -u

Launch with reversed module list

$ kmon -r

kmon provides a text-based user interface for managing Linux kernel modules and monitoring kernel activities. It supports loading, unloading, blacklisting, and displaying information about kernel modules, all from an interactive terminal interface.The TUI displays kernel activities in real time and provides navigation through loaded modules with detailed information about each one.

PARAMETERS

-t, --tickrate MS

Set the refresh rate of the terminal UI in milliseconds.

-c, --color COLOR

Set the main color [default: darkgray]. Supported: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, gray, darkgray, lightred, lightgreen, lightyellow, lightblue, lightmagenta, lightcyan, white, or a hex value.

-a, --accent-color COLOR

Set the accent color [default: white].

-r, --reverse

Reverse the kernel module list.

-u, --unicode

Show Unicode symbols for the block titles.

-E, --regex

Interpret the module search query as a regular expression.

INSTALL

sudo apt install kmon

sudo pacman -S kmon

sudo apk add kmon

nix profile install nixpkgs#kmon

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges for loading and unloading kernel modules. Only works on Linux systems.

HISTORY

kmon was created by Orhun Parmaksız (orhun) and is written in Rust. It aims to be a standard tool for Linux kernel management while supporting most Linux distributions.