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Fan noise on Precision 5480 under Linux?
Hello,
I am currently using Linux on a Dell Latitude 7480. Most of the time, when not doing anything intensive, the fan is completely silent (fan speed 0 RPM according to the sensors command).
I am contemplating buying a Dell Precision 5480 but am afraid that the more powerful CPU and heavier machine might make things different in terms of fan noise.
Question for Linux users of a Dell Precision 5480: is the fan also completely silent (0 RPM) most of the time, in practice?
Thanks for your feedback
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June 5th, 2024 06:19
You can mitigate a lot of the fan noise that you're describing by installing the laptop-mode-tools package for your distro of choice. The default settings in the kernel and userland tend to run CPUs on the hot side. By installing laptop-mode-tools, certain settings are tuned to more sane settings for a mobile workstation. It will also significantly increase your battery life under Linux as well -- similar to what you'd get under Windows.