How to Install hddtemp software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install hddtemp software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

hddtemp software package provides hard drive temperature monitoring utility, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hddtemp 

hddtemp is installed in your system.

Make ensure the hddtemp package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hddtemp *

You will get with hddtemp package name, version, architecture and description in a table

hddtemp package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package hddtemp
Version 0.3-beta15-52
Description hard drive temperature monitoring utility
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove hddtemp software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?