How to Install and Uninstall thinkfan Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "thinkfan" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install thinkfan on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall thinkfan on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                thinkfan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the thinkfan package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: thinkfan
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.3-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Evgeni Golov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Depends: libatasmart4 (>= 0.13), libc6 (>= 2.14), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~)
Filename: pool/universe/t/thinkfan/thinkfan_0.9.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 35902
MD5sum: de2962429a414ff5a6912cc4e992e23c
SHA1: 2593e67d1accd370deb1f043d0da4c2ec50f53b1
SHA256: 7c6bc1578605301eb8b27114818b4c76ca8e1cbfc416b1d5893a58764d0077c6
SHA512: 0874f39dba681aeb6cc9cdda99d98825966d3e56817050cecf52378dbe05a9a35ffd1b78a2b2bde323a65b15339739c12e86af68b5cbdf732fd90cabe5ca7460
Homepage: https://github.com/vmatare/thinkfan
Description-en: simple and lightweight fan control program
Some hardware has a kind of broken fan-control and lets the fan run
faster than really needed. Thinkfan will prevent this by controlling
the fan on its own (the fan speed for each temperature interval can be
adjusted in the configuration file).
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Originally designed specifically for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads,
it supports any kind of system via the sysfs hwmon interface.
It is designed to eat as little CPU power as possible.
Description-md5: e4c293350a0c048fab6b3138fdcb20cc