{"id":40808,"date":"2022-06-12T16:38:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T16:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=40808"},"modified":"2022-06-12T16:38:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T16:38:09","slug":"display-cpu-temperature-fan-speed-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/display-cpu-temperature-fan-speed-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitals &#8211; Display CPU Temperature, Fan Speed, Memory Usage in Ubuntu Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to display your computer&#8217;s temperature, voltage, fan speed, memory usage, and other system resources usage in top panel? Vitals is a good choice for <b>Ubuntu<\/b>, <b>Fedora Workstation<\/b>, and other Linux with <b>GNOME<\/b> desktop.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a Gnome Shell extension that can display following information on your system tray area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU core temerature.<\/li>\n<li>Voltage.<\/li>\n<li>Fan speed.<\/li>\n<li>Memory and Swap usage.<\/li>\n<li>Processor load, frequency.<\/li>\n<li>System load, uptime.<\/li>\n<li>Network speed.<\/li>\n<li>Storage usage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A drop-down menu is available to take a glimpse of all available data. And, user may click on menu option to select which to display on panel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-menu.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"643\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-menu.webp 553w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-menu-258x300.webp 258w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-menu-516x600.webp 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are as well bottom buttons to quickly launch system monitor utility and open the extension &#8220;Preferences&#8221; dialog. In which, you may configure the refresh interval, indicator position, as well as toggle display sensors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitails-preferences.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitails-preferences-600x521.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"521\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitails-preferences-600x521.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitails-preferences-300x260.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitails-preferences-768x667.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitails-preferences.webp 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Vitals Extension:<\/h3>\n<p>The extension supports GNOME from version 3.18 to the current 42. Which means, you may install and run it in <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 22.04<\/b>, <b>Fedora 34\/35\/36<\/b>, and other Linux (e.g., Debian, Arch, Manjaro) with GNOME.<\/p>\n<h4>Method 1: Install the extension via browser<\/h4>\n<p>Ubuntu user needs to firstly press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Then, run command to install the agent to install Gnome Extension from web browser.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs-600x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs-450x113.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, go the link below and turn on the slider icon to install the extension:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/1460\/vitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install Vitals Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Click the link in the page to install browser extension if you don&#8217;t see the slider icon, and refresh the page.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-browser-600x409.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-browser-600x409.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-browser-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-browser-768x523.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vitals-browser.webp 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Method 2: Install the extension in Ubuntu 22.04 via Extension Manager<\/h4>\n<p>Ubuntu 22.04 defaults to Firefox as Snap which does not support installing Gnome Extensions. Besides using another browser or install back the classic .Deb package, &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221; is a good alternative.<\/p>\n<p>1. Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to install the application:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-manager<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apt-extension-manager-600x256.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"256\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apt-extension-manager-600x256.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apt-extension-manager-300x128.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apt-extension-manager-768x328.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apt-extension-manager.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Next, search for and open the tool from either Activities overview or app grid:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager.webp 548w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager-300x154.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Finally, navigate to &#8216;Browse&#8217; tab in Extension Manager app, search for and install &#8216;Vitals&#8217; extension:<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/install-vitals-600x470.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/install-vitals-600x470.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/install-vitals-300x235.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/install-vitals-768x601.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/install-vitals.webp 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The indicator should appear immediately on your system panel after installation. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to display your computer&#8217;s temperature, voltage, fan speed, memory usage, and other system resources usage in top panel? Vitals is a good choice for Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and other Linux with GNOME desktop. It&#8217;s a Gnome Shell extension that can display following information on your system tray area: CPU core temerature. Voltage. Fan speed. 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