My laptop fan runs continuously even when not using the application. CPU fan speed is 2300 RPM. Is that normal? This is my first time using elementary OS.
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Use the top command in Terminal and check the %CPU column.
answered Dec 10, 2017 at 8:22
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Good suggestion. I sometimes have one or more
-bashcommands eating up resources. After killing them, CPU usage (and thus fan speeds) return to normal. Dec 10, 2017 at 9:42 -
Thanks for answering my question. My CPU is about 40%. When I use windows fans will turn slower when the machine is not working. But in the elementary os, it always rotates at a high speed. Does windows have BIOS, elementary not? Dec 11, 2017 at 12:18
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I think it's some software you installed that keeps running in the backgraound after you close it. That's why I suggested the
topcommand to see which app is consuming CPU. Dec 11, 2017 at 17:27
The top command is what was needed. THX alot. Ad first I tried to find out with gnome system monitor..it showed me 0% CPU usage. top command
identified high CPU usage of packgagekitd
, which is an update lookup and for the reason my fans where spinning full time. Just in case you experience the same issue..after using top, type:
sudo killall -KILL packagekitd
and quite time is back again.BTW, I'm new to Elementary Os..I started with Juno..
