Yo tampoco he conseguido que me funcione el gkrellm , lo que hago para ver la temperatura es poner en la consola , "sensors" , y me sale la salida en la consola , por ejemplo:
sensors...
w83697hf-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
Algorithm: ISA algorithm
VCore: +1.72 V (min = +1.71 V, max = +1.88 V)
+3.3V: +1.52 V (min = +3.13 V, max = +3.45 V)
+5V: +4.86 V (min = +4.72 V, max = +5.24 V)
+12V: +13.11 V (min = +10.79 V, max = +13.19 V) ALARM
-12V: +2.15 V (min = -13.21 V, max = -10.90 V)
-5V: +0.58 V (min = -5.26 V, max = -4.76 V)
V5SB: +5.38 V (min = +4.72 V, max = +5.24 V)
VBat: +3.07 V (min = +2.40 V, max = +3.60 V)
fan1: 5769 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2)
fan2: 0 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2)
temp1: +35°C (limit = +60°C) sensor = thermistor
temp2: +52.0°C (limit = +60°C, hysteresis = +50°C) sensor = thermistor
alarms:
beep_enable:
Sound alarm disabled
Saludos.