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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/RagingTaco334 on 2025-02-01 11:06:22+00:00.

I don’t know how I didn’t know this existed until I saw it preinstalled and toyed around with it when I gave Bazzite a spin and wanted to share for those who don’t know what it is.

If you’ve ever bought one of those fancy all-in-one liquid coolers, especially if you’re currently on or have used Windows in the past, you know that absolute dread of having to install yet another piece of proprietary bloat just to control the RGB or fan curve of the thing.

But what happens when you can’t use that software?

Currently, I have a Corsair H100i AIO CPU cooler and, since switching over to Linux, I haven’t found a proper replacement for iCUE up until now. Probably since it’s controlled from software and not set on a hardware level, my exhaust fans on my AIO were always set to 100% and with this obnoxious RGB spectrum effect on the cooler block. It wasn’t awful or anything as the cooler is super quiet even under load, it’s just something I missed having control over and the fans spinning as fast as they’ll go was a little annoying. Plus, my PC is under my desk so I can’t exactly see it most of the time anyway.

CoolerControl, although not specifically made for controlling RGB, does both fan and lighting control in a similar fashion to something like iCUE with a super sleek, modern design and with lots more customization options. I was not only able to create a custom fan curve for my CPU cooler than scales with my CPU temperature, but I was also able to turn off all the RGB lighting ON MY WHOLE COMPUTER on top of that! It seems so silly being able to do something so simple but it brings me immeasurable joy when stuff like this is not only free but it just works with no fuss. Highly recommend you guys give it a try!

I’ve attached a link to their Gitlab as it has all the relevant instructions on how to install for your distribution.