Prevent Linux Overheating

Reduce Overheating

Overheating problem is very common on laptops. This makes the laptop run slow and gives poor performance. There is a very effective tool in Ubuntu repository, which can help to cool down your system, and that will make the Ubuntu system smooth and faster. After installing TLP, you need not do any configuration rather just run the command. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start

You can also Install Laptop Mode Tools which help to reduce power consumption by slow down Hard disk speed and kernel control. To install it run the following command…

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install laptop-mode-tools

After installing get the GUI for further customization. Run the command…

gksu lmt-config-gui