How to Install and Uninstall sensors Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "sensors" package

This is a short guide on how to install sensors on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                sensors
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sensors" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall sensors on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the sensors package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package sensors:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : sensors
Version : 3.5.0-4.6.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 367.7 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : sensors-3.5.0-4.6.1.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors
Summary : Hardware health monitoring for Linux
Description :
This package includes programs that show data from some sensor chips.
The interface /proc/bus/i2c/ is provided by loading kernel modules.
Which modules to load can be interactively detected as root by calling
/usr/sbin/sensors-detect. Warning, before using the sensors the default
configuration in /etc/sensors.conf has to be checked and changed to fit
the actual set up of the mainboard and the BIOS used on that specific
mainboard!