  We study the effect of having a finite temperature on the equation of state
and structure of a white dwarf. In order to keep the treatment as general as
possible we carry on our discussion for ideal quantum gases obeying to both the
Fermi-Dirac and the Bose-Einstein statistics even if we will only use the
results for the free electron gas inside a white dwarf. We discuss the effect
of temperature on the stability of the star and on the Fermi hole.
