# Entware - nmon needed - how-to

**URL:** <https://community.ipfire.org/t/entware-nmon-needed-how-to/8063>\
**Category:** Add-Ons\
**Created:** [14 June 2022 08:36 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/entware-nmon-needed-how-to/8063 "2022-06-14T08:36:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![robertuhrik](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/robertuhrik/32/8992_2.png) [@robertuhrik](https://community.ipfire.org/u/robertuhrik)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2022 08:36 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/entware-nmon-needed-how-to/8063/1 "2022-06-14T08:36:44Z")

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hi there.

this is about some other type of addon - entware - well known for small devices like routers, nas devices ond so ones…

Also: The IPFIRE hardware usage is relatively nice shown in gui, but not quick enough - sometimes it is one second step resolution (live mode) needed to show something usefull - and htop shows too little about other things in running system - and I have installed nmon on some QNAP NAS devices successfully, or NETGEAR NAS devices… for same reason - live usage of resources…

Let’s go:

**1st rule - BACKUP to ISO and download it out from IPFIRE !!!** before running not proven things…

I have classic notebook with x64 cpu inside manged from far windows machine - it is the latest version of - IPFire 2.27 (x86\_64) - Core Update 168 - also I have used x86\_64 **generic.sh** installation script from here:

> **[Alternative install vs standard · Entware/Entware Wiki](https://github.com/Entware/Entware/wiki/Alternative-install-vs-standard)**
>
> Ultimate repo for embedded devices. Contribute to Entware/Entware development by creating an account on GitHub.

 ![2022-06-14_10-42-04_firefox](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8f18cee16e7bca98bb0f1bfa30de7234259ebb92.jpeg)

download and put them into /opt/ directory

then run command “sh generic.sh” in that /opt/ directory

- it should report no errors (what it should report and what it does is in the generic.sh - also U can read it there…)

then run command “/opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung start” (but don’t know if it was needed… no feedback) but it was in one article so I have done it 🙂

logout from cli

then changed putty terminal options:  
connection → data → terminal details → terminal-type string → from “putty” to “xterm”  
(have had errors when not)  
window → translation → Adjust line drawing → enable “VT100 line drawing even in UTF-8 mode”  
(nmon draws correct lines around sections, midnight commander “mc” also uses this sometimes)

then log in back

then run command “/opt/bin/opkg update”

then run command “/opt/bin/opkg upgrade”

then package installation “/opt/bin/opkg install nmon”

and the last one - running nmon by: “/opt/bin/nmon”

I like options (after running nmon by pressing these letters on kb):

cCUljJMMM-

c = CPU Util  
C = CPU wide view  
U = CPU Utilisation Stats (not in h [help] shown)  
l = (small L) longer term CPU averages  
j = Filesystem Usage  
J = reduced Filesystem Usage  
M = MHz by thread & CPU  
next M & M to show it like graphs… (read second row after header)

good luck !

 ![2022-06-14_10-40-09_putty](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c7b17aadbb0690e4670d6fb91917e4f4d200636c.jpeg)