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Control GPU/CPU Fan Speed with CoolerControl in Ubuntu 24.04

  • 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):

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