Make iso file from cdrom drive
# dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/tmp/target.iso

Make iso file from directory
# mkisofs -o /tmp/target.iso /source_direcectory/

Install hddtemp ...

$ sudo apt-get install hddtemp

Say No if you don't want it runs at boot. then get the harddisk temperature with ...

$ sudo hddtemp /dev/sda

First, install this package ...

$ sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

Start mornitoring with ...

$ sudo sensors-detect

This is how to stop Ubuntu for asking for sudo password everytimes.


# sudo visudo

Then add this line at the bottom of the file


username ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL