How to Install EdMon on Linux Mint

EdMon is a hardware monitoring tool that is available on GitHub. Here are the steps to install it on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following installed on your system:

• Git
• Python 3.6 or later
• Pip (Python package manager)

Installation

1. Open a terminal window by pressing CTRL + ALT + T or by clicking on the terminal icon in the taskbar.

2. Clone the EdMon repository by running the following command:

   $ git clone https://github.com/Edraens/EdMon.git
   

3. Navigate to the cloned repository:

   $ cd EdMon
   

4. Install the required Python packages using pip:

   $ sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Start EdMon by running the following command:

   $ python3 edmon.py
   

   This will start EdMon in live mode, displaying real-time hardware monitoring data.

   If you want to run EdMon in background mode, you can use the following command instead:

   $ python3 edmon.py -d
   

6. To exit EdMon, press CTRL + C in the terminal window.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EdMon on Linux Mint.

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