thinkfan-openrc

OpenRC init file for thinkfan.

Prerequisites / Dependencies:

• A ThinkPad running linux with OpenRC as init system.
• Fancontrol enabled in thinkpad_acpi module. This is automatically enabled when thinkfan is installed.
• thinkfan installed - You can install it from the AUR if you use (an) Arch (based distribution).

Installation:

From the AUR

• yay -S thinkfan-openrc - or with your own favorite AUR helper.
• Create a file /etc/thinkfan.conf. Example is in: /usr/share/doc/thinkfan/examples/thinkfan.yaml
• Add the service to default runlevel with rc-update add thinkfan
• Start the service with rc-service thinkfan start

Manual

• Place the file thinkfan from this repository in /etc/init.d and make it executable: chmod +x thinkfan.
• Create a file /etc/thinkfan.conf. Example is in: /usr/share/doc/thinkfan/examples/thinkfan.yaml
• Add the service to default runlevel with rc-update add thinkfan
• Start the service with rc-service thinkfan start

Further documentation:

See thinkfan and the Arch Wiki.