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Hardware Sensors

Installation

sudo apt-get install lm-sensors hddtemp
  • lm-sensors reads the mainboard sensors
  • hddtemp reads the S.M.A.R.T. enables harddisk sensors

Setup

Running sensors-detect

sudo sensors-detect

Answer to ALL questions with YES, especially to the last one "Do you want to add these lines to /etc/modules automatically.

Loading modules

Since we don't want to restart; load the modules manually. Therefore load the modules displayed at the end of the previous command.

#----cut here----
# Chip drivers
coretemp
#----cut here----

Run command

sudo modprobe [modulename]

Monitoring

To read the sensors by coimmandline enter:

sensors

There are also gui available for all desktop environments.

  • Gnome: sudo apt-get install sensors-applet
  • KDE: Build in Widget