Get Started with Fanny App Fan Control Linux: Quick and Easy

Okay, so, today I messed around with my computer fans, trying to get them to chill out a bit ’cause they were going crazy loud. The app I used is called “Fanny.” Yeah, I know, the name’s a bit weird, but it gets the job done. It’s for controlling fan speeds on Linux, which is the operating system I’m running.

First things first, I had to get this thing called lm-sensors installed. This is like the foundation; it’s a tool that checks out all your computer’s sensors, including the fans. Getting it was pretty simple. I just popped open my terminal and typed in the command to install it. I had to use the sudo command and enter the password to make it work. You know, the usual admin stuff.

After lm-sensors was in, I ran a command to detect all the sensors. It felt like forever, but finally, it spit out a bunch of info about my system’s fans and temperatures. It asked me if I wanted to save the changes to a config file, and I was like, “Sure, why not?”

Next up was installing the actual fancontrol service. This is what lets you, well, control the fans. Another quick install command in the terminal, and we were good to go. But it wasn’t working right away. I had to configure it, which involved another command, pwmconfig. This one was a bit more involved. It tests each fan and asks you a bunch of questions about how you want them to behave. I just went with the automatic settings ’cause, honestly, I didn’t want to mess things up too much.

• Installed lm-sensors using the terminal.
• Ran sensors-detect to find all the hardware sensors.
• Saved the sensor configurations.
• Installed fancontrol service.
• Configured fancontrol with pwmconfig.

Once that was all set, I fired up the Fanny app. It’s got this simple interface where you can see all your fans and their speeds. There are also settings to adjust how the fans react to temperature changes. I played around with these a bit, trying to find a good balance between keeping my computer cool and not having it sound like a jet engine.

Fine-Tuning

This is where I spent most of my time, tweaking the fan curves. You can set different fan speeds for different temperature ranges. I aimed for a quiet setup when the computer’s just idling and a more aggressive one when it’s under heavy load. It took some trial and error, but I think I found a decent setup.

One thing I noticed was that you gotta be careful with these settings. If you set the fans too low, your computer might overheat. And if they’re too high, it’s just annoying. So, it’s all about finding that sweet spot.

In the end, I managed to get my fans under control. They’re much quieter now, and my computer’s still running cool. It was a bit of a process, but totally worth it. Now, I can work without that constant whirring in the background. Success!