Checking HD SMART status on a fresh install

Question

On a fresh install of 12.04 what is the best/easiest way to see the SMART status of the hard-drive?

Previous ubuntu versions had a nice preinstalled GUI to do so, but I cannot seem to find it anymore.

For 14.04 and beyond see http://askubuntu.com/questions/528072/how-can-i-check-the-smart-status-of-a-drive-on-ubuntu-14-04-through-16-04 — Elder Geek, Apr 12 '16 at 00:27

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 07 '12 at 20:08

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Run (Alt+F2) palimpsest (or start Disk Utility from the desktop) and look for the health check feature.

palimpsest

edited Jun 07 '12 at 20:08

John S Gruber

answered Jun 07 '12 at 10:29

pl1nk

Note that the program is now called "Disks" and its executable is called gnome-disks – wjandrea Jun 23 '18 at 18:27

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 07 '12 at 10:26

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You can use Disk Utility to view S.M.A.R.T. status of HDD.

answered Jun 07 '12 at 10:26

Samik

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