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Hello every body:

I'm usint xenial pup xl as my puppy distribution, with XFCE 4.12 and I have a cpu temp plugin installed. The problem is that it shows a no real temp, so I wanna go back to the cpu temp I used with JWM.

I need PMCPUTEMP-0.63, have it installed in my system, but I don't know how to make it start with the system.

What must I do?

Thanks a lot for your answers.

(I can start it form the Terminal, but when I close the terminal it is closed too)

I put an entry in the startup control (control the start apps) but I put it incorrectly because it didn't work.

@pp4mnklinux - assuming you're using 32bit - either the post linked below or topic it is in should help:
https://oldforum.puppylinux.com/viewtop ... 8#p1008278
Should uninstall the current one first (via Setup/Remove builtin packages) & restart X after.

Thanks a lot but it doesn't work.

I unistalled the pmcputemp the way u told me.

I installed pmcputemp via puppy package manager (my puppy is x64)

I restarted but it doesn't star..... what must I do to include it into the startup folder?== Where is this program located ?

thanks

@pp4mnklinux - pmcputemp is in /usr/bin, so the following should help:
In a terminal, run: ln -s /usr/bin/pmcputemp /root/Startup
(note first letter is lowercase L). Then restart X & should work.

Thanky I'm gonna try right now

cheers

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I run terminal, I wrote what u told me (copy paste to make no errors), restarted my puppy and the icon doesn't appears.... continue trying. THANKY

@pp4mnklinux - seems this is JWM specific. Some XFCE has own temp display via XFCE setup. Sorry haven't used XFCE for a long time.

@pp4mnklinux - I just realised you may not have a sensors package installed & the XFCE plugin may require it. The sensors32.pet from here could help: https://oldforum.puppylinux.com/viewtop ... 7#p1022287

Latest pmcputemp is version 0.80 with a few fixes and extra features.
I compiled it and packaged as .pet with Ubuntu Xenial lm-sensors package included.
Original Startup script also included
Not tested in XFCE though.
In JWM I have to hold the right-click, move to desired option, then release

Just thinking out-load. If it doesn't work OOTB as a 'panel' widget under xfce, see if it has a /usr/share/applications/...desktop. If not, create one and then tread it as an application you can open via a launcher on your panel.

Thanks everybody for your help:

I can't solve it when using xfce.

When using XFCE I must put its plugin and there is no way to use the cputemp pet that I used when working with JWM.

It's not so important.- when I want to know the "real" CPU temp, I start a terminal and write pmcputemp , so I can see the icon at the system tray.

Thanks a lot for your interest.

have a nice day.

I start a terminal and write pmcputemp , so I can see the icon at the system tray.

# acpi -t
Thermal 0: ok, 53.0 degrees C
#

(I can start it form the Terminal, but when I close the terminal it is closed too)

You can start a program from a terminal, so that it will run in the background, so that you can close the terminal window, like this:

pmcputemp &disown

You can put a script in /root/Startup/ if you want it to start automatically when Puppy boots. Something like:

#!/bin/sh
sleep 15
pmcputemp &disown

Sleep 15 waits 15 seconds before running the program, to give XFCE time to start. You might need more than 15 seconds.