This tutorial shows how to install and use CoolerControl to control your CPU or graphics card fan speed in Ubuntu desktop computer or laptop.
CoolerControl is a free open-source feature-rich cooling device control application written in Python programming language.
It depends on Hwmon kernel drivers and liquidctl to access and control supported hardware, including Thinkpads, some ASUS and HP laptops, as well as most NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
With CoolerControl, you can monitor the temperatures of your CPU, GPU, hard disk, etc devices in graphs, and set fan to either fixed or dynamic speed.
Step 1: Install lm-sensors
Step 2: Install CoolerControl
Step 3: Launch CoolerControl and configure your Fan speed
For NVIDIA GPU, you need to install the proprietary driver via “Additional Drivers” utility, then restart computer.
Uninstall CoolerControl
For any reason, you can easily remove the software by running the command below in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):