> I have installed i8kutils and thought that I could use these > conveniently. I thought I would find some config file to set > temperatures. I haven't found one, and running "i8kmon -d -a -t 5 &" > doesn't seem to work. I did a google search with the terms "gnome linux cpu temperature applet" and got a lot of hits. The link http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/lm_sensors-guide-or-how-to-monitor-cpu-temperature-in-linux-fedora-core-6-26-kernel/ was very helpful on what to install to get sensor readings.