netatop-dkms

To build the kernel module netatop and install the netatopd daemon

sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-generic zlib1-dev

mkdir -pv /usr/src/netatop-<version>
tar -C /usr/src/netatop-<version> -xvaf netatop-<version>.tar.*

cd /usr/src/netatop-<version>
sudo make install

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start netatop

Run sudo systemctl stop netatop if you want to stop the daemon and unload the kernel module later on.

Run sudo systemctl enable netatop to automatically load the netatop kernel module and start the netatopd daemon at boot (as root).

To remove the kernel module netatop and deactivate the netatopd daemon

sudo systemctl disable --now netatop
sudo dkms remove -m netatop -v <version> --all

Credits

• Author: Gerlof Langeveld
• License: GNU General Public License, version 2.0
• Initial release: October 2012
• Last update: June 2024 (solve panic and add DMKS support)