A really feature-rich application here for those of you who wants a bit more control of your cooling on Linux. CoolerControl v1.4 just released bringing more hardware support, and various improvements.
Not only is it filled full of options, it's also pretty good looking while remaining simple enough that pretty much anyone can understand it.
Here's all that's new in v1.4:
Added
- AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan control (#265)
- NVML usage for Nvidia GPUs (replaces CLI tools) (#288)
- Proper AMD GPU device names from DRM drivers
- PCI ID lookup for hwmon devices
- Various testing scripts for testers
- Option to disable duplicate liquidctl/hwmon device filter
- Vendored build artifacts
Changed
- Major Tauri upgrade - includes dependencies (#286)
- Chart rpm/mhz axis scaling limits removed
- Improved testing artifacts in merge pipelines
- Cleaned up some log messages
- Force application of speed setting when applying a Profile to an additional device channel
- Extend max sensor name length and overflow (#315)
Fixed
See more on the GitLab page.
Have you been using it? What do you think to it? Let me know in the comments.
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Can confirm.
I had never used any fan or RGB controlling software before and it took me maybe an hour or two to get going and configure things the way I wanted them.
Most difficult part was figuring out which fan in the software represented which fan in the hardware - no labels on the cables connecting the fans to the commander core, so I had to do it the hard way...
I had never used any fan or RGB controlling software before and it took me maybe an hour or two to get going and configure things the way I wanted them.
Most difficult part was figuring out which fan in the software represented which fan in the hardware - no labels on the cables connecting the fans to the commander core, so I had to do it the hard way...
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Minor correction: GitLab, not GitHub 
Been playing around with this on my new build, and while I love CoreCtrl for setting stuff up, this is also a great monitoring tool. I haven't gone through yet to see if there's 100% feature overlap and coverage between the two, though.
Been playing around with this on my new build, and while I love CoreCtrl for setting stuff up, this is also a great monitoring tool. I haven't gone through yet to see if there's 100% feature overlap and coverage between the two, though.
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dziadulewicz Jul 29
So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!? 
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mZSq7Fq3qs Jul 29
Awesome project. I noticed that my temps were quite high and finally cleaned my case from dust and sorted my fans so that they are much more efficient. CPU stays 10c cooler now.
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So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!?https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases
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dziadulewicz Jul 29
So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!?https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases
Thanks alot! Tried to install the deb but of course it doesn't work:
!https://imgbox.com/kllVViHm
It's so sad that a simple install of (also) this app has not been secured or then the package is just broken.
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So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!?https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases
Thanks alot! Tried to install the deb but of course it doesn't work:
!https://imgbox.com/kllVViHm
It's so sad that a simple install of (also) this app has not been secured or then the package is just broken.
The UI package you're trying to install depends on the daemon package, which is why it fails if you try to install it like that. You'll find detailed install instructions in the Readme on the main page of the Gitlab repo:
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol#debian
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dziadulewicz Jul 29
So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!?https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases
Thanks alot! Tried to install the deb but of course it doesn't work:
!https://imgbox.com/kllVViHm
It's so sad that a simple install of (also) this app has not been secured or then the package is just broken.
The UI package you're trying to install depends on the daemon package, which is why it fails if you try to install it like that. You'll find detailed install instructions in the Readme on the main page of the Gitlab repo:
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol#debian
Ok, i then tried to install the daemon package, but it gives the exact same dependency error message. So i can't install the dependency to start with what the UI package is dependent on.
Something is wrong, it shouldn't be like this at all installing a simple app
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So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!?https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases
Thanks alot! Tried to install the deb but of course it doesn't work:
!https://imgbox.com/kllVViHm
It's so sad that a simple install of (also) this app has not been secured or then the package is just broken.
The UI package you're trying to install depends on the daemon package, which is why it fails if you try to install it like that. You'll find detailed install instructions in the Readme on the main page of the Gitlab repo:
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol#debian
Ok, i then tried to install the daemon package, but it gives the exact same dependency error message. So i can't install the dependency to start with what the UI package is dependent on.
Something is wrong, it shouldn't be like this at all installing a simple app
You'll have better luck if you just follow the instructions.
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Looks cool, but was going to install it from the AUR package, and it has a ton of Python dependencies plus some Node and Rust. Too many for a relatively simple tool.
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dziadulewicz Jul 29
So where can i find a deb, snap or a flatpak to install this? The Gitlab page is a convoluted mess!?https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol/-/releases
Thanks alot! Tried to install the deb but of course it doesn't work:
!https://imgbox.com/kllVViHm
It's so sad that a simple install of (also) this app has not been secured or then the package is just broken.
The UI package you're trying to install depends on the daemon package, which is why it fails if you try to install it like that. You'll find detailed install instructions in the Readme on the main page of the Gitlab repo:
https://gitlab.com/coolercontrol/coolercontrol#debian
Ok, i then tried to install the daemon package, but it gives the exact same dependency error message. So i can't install the dependency to start with what the UI package is dependent on.
Something is wrong, it shouldn't be like this at all installing a simple app
You'll have better luck if you just follow the instructions.
See that's the thing isn't it; one shouldn't have to read a wall of text to get a simple app installed
so something is most definitely amiss here. I can't be bothered nowadays if a deb (or snap or whatever) doesn't just fly after a click. That being said; that dependency hell could be avoided with a snap package that includes all that's needed. Sane and simple.I just wanted to check it out, i have no real need for this software. Thanks for your concern in anyways.
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dziadulewicz Jul 29
Looks cool, but was going to install it from the AUR package, and it has a ton of Python dependencies plus some Node and Rust. Too many for a relatively simple tool.
So even an Arch user skipped this app because it would have been a chore to install, one way or the other
I think the developer should be contacted. How many similar cases does Linux ecosystem have? The number #1 thing with a released application: make sure normal people can get it installed. The more users, the more bug reports and other reports (to make software better). Nuff said phew
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I just wanted to check it out, i have no real need for this software.Sure. You just didn't want to do it the way the dev helpfully told you to do in the instructions:
The AppImages are helpful if you want to try things out without installing anything.An AppImage is a single file that contains the dependencies. No need to install anything. I pointed you towards the deb instructions because you were trying to install the deb.
Also "dependency hell" doesn't mean what you think it means.
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dziadulewicz Jul 29
I just wanted to check it out, i have no real need for this software.Sure. You just didn't want to do it the way the dev helpfully told you to do in the instructions:
The AppImages are helpful if you want to try things out without installing anything.An AppImage is a single file that contains the dependencies. No need to install anything. I pointed you towards the deb instructions because you were trying to install the deb.
Also "dependency hell" doesn't mean what you think it means.
If the installation is not a simple couple of clicks as it very often nowadays though is, it's a no for me. End of story. Not tinkering. No sir.
This was enough "dependency hell" for me (whatever you mean it specifically means, don't care, not the point either). Maybe you enjoy tweaking and tinkering, fixing and reading instructions to get something installed. That's ok and cool. But do not expect that from others automatically, please?
AppImage? Will not touch those, sorry. And like i said already: no big deal as i don't need Cooler Control. And thanks for your concern.
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This was enough "dependency hell" for me (whatever you mean it specifically means, don't care, not the point either). Maybe you enjoy tweaking and tinkering, fixing and reading instructions to get something installed. That's ok and cool. But do not expect that from others automatically, please?I don't think Linux is for you if you are that unwilling to deal with a simple readme.
Linux has gotten way easier, but I certainly hope it never reaches the levels of Windows where everything is made to appear so simple users aren't expected to think anymore.
Hell, not even Windows is actually so simple in all cases.
AppImage? Will not touch those, sorry. And like i said already: no big deal as i don't need Cooler Control. And thanks for your concern.So someone suggested you the one-click solution you needed, but it's still "not your thing".
That's one way to handle communication, I guess
Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 29 July 2024 at 8:18 pm UTC
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last time iwas here i was told that linux is not for me and shuld go bakc to windows too
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last time iwas here i was told that linux is not for me and shuld go bakc to windows tooSadly, gatekeepers tend to pop up in every community.
Linux is for everyone, and we were all newbies once.
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This was enough "dependency hell" for me (whatever you mean it specifically means, don't care, not the point either). Maybe you enjoy tweaking and tinkering, fixing and reading instructions to get something installed. That's ok and cool. But do not expect that from others automatically, please?I don't think Linux is for you if you are that unwilling to deal with a simple readme.
Linux has gotten way easier, but I certainly hope it never reaches the levels of Windows where everything is made to appear so simple users aren't expected to think anymore.
Hell, not even Windows is actually so simple in all cases.
AppImage? Will not touch those, sorry. And like i said already: no big deal as i don't need Cooler Control. And thanks for your concern.So someone suggested you the one-click solution you needed, but it's still "not your thing".
That's one way to handle communication, I guess
this toxic. i tried that app image too few times and they never opened when clicking to run , not once so i left them behind
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i tried that app image too few times and they never opened when clicking to run , not once so i left them behindReally not sure if that helps, but usually you have to mark them as being executable - they rarely are by default. How to do that depends on your desktop environment. Right click it and look for file permissions, there should be something in terms of making the file executable.
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