Ubuntu allows you to view the CPU temperature in ubuntu. Install lm-sensors www.2cto.com $ sudo apt-get install lm-sensors-the applet is reading the package list... The dependency tree of the software package being analyzed is reading status information... Completion will install the following additional software packages recommended by the hddtemp libsensors-applet-plugin0: ksensors fancontrol sensord read-edid the following [new] software packages will be installed: hddtemp libsensors-applet-plugin0 lm-sensors-applet upgrades 0 software packages, 4 new software packages installed, 0 software packages to be uninstalled, 81 software packages not upgraded. Download the 277 kB software package. After decompression, 1,556 kB of extra space will be consumed. Manually configure the sensor $ sudo sensors-detect to install other monitoring software $ sudo apt-get install xsensors or ksensors (KDE is recommended) $ sudo apt-get install gdesklets gkrellm $ sudo apt-get install hddtemp $ sensorsacpitz-virtual-0Adapter: Virtual devicetemp1: + 49.5 °C (crit = + 87.0 °C) coretemp-isa-0000Adapter: ISA adapterCore 0: + 50.0 °C (high = + 80.0 °C, crit = + 90.0 °C) Core 2: + 48.0 °C (high = + 80.0 °C, crit = + 90.0 °C) bring up a graphical interface $ xsensors