GNOME Sensors Applet

Please update GNOME Sensors Applet from 2.2.3 to newest?

Asked by rusivi2

1) I would like the GNOME Sensors Applet Ubuntu maintainers to update the Lucid GNOME Sensors Applet package to the newest version (2.2.6), to mitigate a known problem with it crashing as per upstream bug/developers:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3018242&group_id=128538&atid=711980

Please update the GNOME Sensors Applet to the newest version, as it is an invaluable tool in monitoring and mitigating computer temperature.

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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Original (invalid) downstream bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sensors-applet/+bug/596126

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Jason Odoom (jasonodoom) said : 		#2

Remove the old version and install the new one.

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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

Jason, thank you for responding to my question. Unfortunately, your suggestion does not help those who do not know how to compile from source, nor does it answer my question ;) What I am looking for is the package currently in the repo to be updated to the newest one.

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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

One workaround is to download a newer version from Debian at:

http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/i386/sensors-applet/download

I downloaded and installed the .deb for Sensors-Applet 2.2.5. Initially, I could not right click the top panel and install the Hardware Sensors Monitor but after I restarted my computer it showed up and worked.

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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

Another more technical workaround is to compile from source:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sensors-applet/

I downloaded extracted sensors-applet 2.2.7 to:

cd usr/local/src

Then I typed:

./configure --prefix=/usr

during the configure process it prompts for esoteric package names which are:

libglib2.0-dev
libgtk2.0-dev
libgnomeui-dev
libpanel-applet2-dev

Then performed:

make

sudo make install

sudo checkinstall

Initially, Hardware Sensors Monitor did appear in the "Add to Panel..." window, however, it did after a restart.