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User-space hardware monitoring support for Linux; hardware readings require compatible kernel drivers
Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
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- CLI
- The sensors console tool reports sensor readings and can set new sensor limits.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- A configuration file can provide motherboard-specific labels and conversion rules for sensor values.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- Building requires GNU make, gcc, bison, and flex; RRD header files are optional for sensord.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Graphical interface
- The package does not include a graphical monitor.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Hardware detection
- The sensors-detect program detects installed hardware and recommends kernel modules to load.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Hardware limit
- lm-sensors supports chips for which the running kernel has hardware-monitoring drivers; updating lm-sensors itself does not add unsupported chip support.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integration
- sensord can feed an RRD database with sensor measurements.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Laptop limitation
- The project says lm-sensors may be of no use on laptops that do not expose a hardware-monitoring chip, and suggests acpi for those systems.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Library
- libsensors is a shared or static library that applications can use to access sensor readings and configure them.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The libsensors library is released under LGPL and the rest of the package may be distributed under GPL.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Measurements
- Supported monitoring chips can report readings such as chip temperatures, fan rotation speeds, and voltage levels.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Monitoring daemon
- sensord watches sensor values, logs problems, and includes RRD support.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- lm-sensors provides user-space support for hardware monitoring drivers in Linux 2.6.5 and later.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Remote monitoring
- Nogithub.com · read 24 Sep 2026
- Support
- The developers list a mailing list and GitHub as contact channels and ask users to read the documentation before asking questions.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linuxgithub.com · read 24 Sep 2026
