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CoolerControl is available on the GURU overlay.

How to enable the GURU overlay

Install steps (example):

  1. Enable the overlay that provides the ebuilds, e.g. using eselect repository.
  2. Install CoolerControl:
bash
sudo emerge --ask sys-apps/coolercontrold sys-apps/coolercontrol

Optional packages: โ€‹

bash
# Sensors support
sudo emerge --ask sys-apps/lm-sensors

You can enable the liquidctl use flag in sys-apps/coolercontrold to add support for USB AIO's and fan hubs.

/etc/portage/package.use

# USB AIOs and fan hubs
sys-apps/coolercontrold liquidctl

Enable and start the service: โ€‹

OpenRC (default on Gentoo):

bash
sudo rc-update add coolercontrol default
sudo rc-service coolercontrol start

systemd (if your Gentoo uses systemd):

bash
sudo systemctl enable --now coolercontrold

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