How do I get CPU temperature?

post by mpb on Aug 21, 2019

To check your processor’s temperature:

Setup lm-sensors:

# Install lm-sensors
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

# Configure lm-sensors. Answer "yes" to all prompts.
sudo sensors-detect

# Start kmod service
sudo service kmod start

Now, you can see how hot your CPU by typing:

sensors

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