WHat are thoe cool CPU monitor things called?

[elija]

You know, the ones that appear in peoples desktops. I want to install them to
my desktop but I don't know what to look for!

I am installing on LinuxMint and KDE if that makes a difference.

Hows that for a complete N00b(e) question?

[bigtomrodney]

For KDE you can use Superkaramba or in KDE4 you can use plasma, which is closesly tied with Superkaramba. For Gnome you can use gDesklets. For any desktop using Compiz etc. you can use Screenlets.

They all perform pretty much the same function.

[Freston]

Yeah, SuperKaramba.

And most monitors have the word 'monitor' in their name. I use GlassMonitor myself, but there are a dizzying number of different ones in the *Eyecandy for your KDE-Desktop - KDE-Look.org website.

[oz]

You can also check out Conky if you should desire a text only system monitor.

[elija]

Thanks guys. I doubt that I would have guessed Superkaramba as
the name of the software I wanted to install

I downloaded a clock and a basic monitor which I have tweaked to
match my "Billie Piper (Well I can dream can't I?)" Desktop.

[oz]

SuperKaramba comes with KDE so you might not have to install it.

Look for it under Utilities in your applications menu.

[elija]

I had to install it from the Repo. It's amazing how little my machine
uses when it is idling.

Now to figure out how to add a GPU Monitor It seems to run
shell commands and filter and output the results.

[gruven]

I just run plain old gkrellm. It is a program that reads lm_sensors and other sensors in your system. Nice little program, you should check it out.