Control Your Laptop Fans on Linux with nbfc-linux

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nbfc-linux is c port of nbfc which has same functionality. Memory consumption is much higher in traditional one (~50MB vs ~350KB) because of Mono framework. I recommend to use nbfc-linux but you can use bloated one too.
Warning: Configuring or completely stopping fans on high system load might result in permanently damaged hardware.

  • First install nbfc-linux

    If you use AUR and yay you can install with 

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    yay -S nbfc-linux
  • Set nbfc config if your laptop’s model exists in configs
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    sudo nbfc config -s auto

    If your laptop model did not match you can set config from recomended ones or try another model which same brand as your laptop.

  • Get list of recomended ones
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    sudo nbfc config -r
  • Get same brand
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    sudo nbfc config -l | grep <YOUR_LAPTOP_BRAND_OR_SERIES>
  • Set with model name
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    sudo nbfc config -s <MODEL>
  • Start nbfc service
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    sudo nbfc start

    If you wish nbfc_service to get started on boot

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    sudo systemctl enable nbfc_service --now
  • Now you can set your fan speed with fan index
    • Adjust the fan speed automatically
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      sudo nbfc set -f <FAN_INDEX(0-x)> -a
    • Set the fan speed to given value
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      sudo nbfc set -f <FAN_INDEX> -s <FAN_SPEED(0-100)>