How to Install and Uninstall thinkfan Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "thinkfan" package

This is a short guide on how to install thinkfan on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                thinkfan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "thinkfan" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall thinkfan on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                thinkfan
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the thinkfan package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package thinkfan:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : thinkfan
Version : 1.3.1-3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 420.6 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : thinkfan-1.3.1-3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/vmatare/thinkfan/
Summary : A minimalist fan control program
Description :
A simple fan control program. Read temperatures, check them against configured
limits and switch to appropriate (also pre-configured) fan level.
Requires a working thinkpad_acpi or any other hwmon driver
that enables temperature reading and fan control from userspace.
Don't forget to set the desired temperature values in /etc/thinkfan.conf