How to Install fancontrol software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install fancontrol software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

fancontrol software package provides utility to control the fan speed, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fancontrol 

fancontrol is installed in your system.

Make ensure the fancontrol package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fancontrol *

You will get with fancontrol package name, version, architecture and description in a table

fancontrol package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package fancontrol
Version 1:3.4.0-2
Description utility to control the fan speed
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove fancontrol software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?