Fan control X60
IBM Thinkpad X60, SSD, using synaptic package manager I installed 'thinkfan' but it didn't work so then tried 'fan control'and it didn't work.They both ouput errors;
Selecting previously unselected package fancontrol.
(Reading database ... 215860 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../fancontrol_1%3a3.4.0-2_all.deb ...
Unpacking fancontrol (1:3.4.0-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.28) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19.1) ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up fancontrol (1:3.4.0-2) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.28) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19.1) ...
W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_sh' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
How can the fan be controlled ?
Thanks
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It has installed but I cannot find/ start it. Is this a command line only prog ?
I installed thinkfan with synaptic.
user@user-ThinkPad-X60:~$ systemctl start thinkfan.service
Job for thinkfan.service failed because a configured resource limit was exceeded. See "systemctl status thinkfan.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
user@user-ThinkPad-X60:~$
I don't know what to do about thinkfan.
user@user-ThinkPad-X60:~$ systemctl status thinkfan.service
● thinkfan.service - simple and lightweight fan control program
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/thinkfan.service; disabled; vendor preset
Active: failed (Result: resources) since Mon 2020-08-03 12:00:34 BST; 7min ag
Process: 2827 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/thinkfan (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 systemd[1]: Starting simple and lightweight fa
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 thinkfan[2827]: thinkfan 0.9.1 starting...
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 thinkfan[2827]: WARNING: Using default fan con
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 thinkfan[2827]: WARNING: Using default tempera
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 thinkfan[2827]: WARNING: You're using simple t
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 thinkfan[2827]: Module thinkpad_acpi doesn't s
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 systemd[1]: thinkfan.service: Can't open PID f
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 systemd[1]: Failed to start simple and lightwe
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 systemd[1]: thinkfan.service: Unit entered fai
Aug 03 12:00:34 user-ThinkPad-X60 systemd[1]: thinkfan.service: Failed with resu
How do I open thinkfan ? I assumed there would be a simple GUI.