Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support

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Quoting: dziadulewiczSo 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:



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.

Quoting: doragasuLooks 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

Quoting: dziadulewiczI 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:

Quoting: CoolerControl GitlabThe 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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Quoting: dziadulewiczI 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:

Quoting: CoolerControl GitlabThe 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.

Quoting: dziadulewiczThis 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.

Quoting: dziadulewiczAppImage? 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


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last time iwas here i was told that linux is not for me and shuld go bakc to windows too

Quoting: Linuxerlast time iwas here i was told that linux is not for me and shuld go bakc to windows too

Sadly, gatekeepers tend to pop up in every community.

Linux is for everyone, and we were all newbies once.

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Quoting: dziadulewiczThis 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.

Quoting: dziadulewiczAppImage? 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

Quoting: Linuxeri tried that app image too few times and they never opened when clicking to run , not once so i left them behind

Really 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.

Looks pretty neat. Will they package it for Debian? Looks like they have their own packages already so why didn't they submit it to the repository?


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