How To Install lm_sensors on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lm_sensors on CentOS 8.
What is lm_sensors
The lm_sensors package includes a collection of modules for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring.
We can use yum or dnf to install lm_sensors on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lm_sensors.
Install lm_sensors on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lm_sensors using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lm_sensors
Install lm_sensors on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lm_sensors using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lm_sensors
How To Uninstall lm_sensors on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the lm_sensors package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lm_sensors
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lm_sensors on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.