How to Install and Uninstall fancontrol Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the fancontrol on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "fancontrol" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install fancontrol on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "fancontrol" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall fancontrol on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fancontrol package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: fancontrol
Source: lm-sensors
Version: 1:3.6.0-7.1
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Architecture: all
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.2-13)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Description: utility to control the fan speed
Description-md5: 40bbe60666b413905e3697f812762e1c
Homepage: https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::TODO, implemented-in::shell,
interface::daemon, role::program, scope::utility, use::driver
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lm-sensors/fancontrol_3.6.0-7.1_all.deb
Size: 30484
MD5sum: 31780e6904ab15b765997124e56aee64
SHA256: 660ebda3cd6bba3dab34cb864b8af2990d4a49bd39ce616be7b673c37b9271b4