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Linux Hint published a roundup of command line apps to view CPU and GPU temperature in Linux



Command Line Apps to View CPU and GPU Temperature in Linux

Many Linux distributions ship with applets and widgets to view information about hardware sensors and their respective temperature values. Third party apps like system-monitor extension for GNOME Shell and Psensor also provide graphical frontend to monitor thermal values. As far as command line apps are concerned, only a few exist but they are capable of showing accurate temperature values.

This article will list some of the command line apps available in Linux to monitor hardware sensors. Many graphical apps use these command line tools as base, especially the first two apps mentioned below.

Command Line Apps to View CPU and GPU Temperature in Linux – Linux Hint