You have options to run the tool at login, enable or disable the indicator applet, and three power settings to choose from: Oh, I know: it’s a minor hassle, but doing so helps ensure all of the pieces slot in and works as intended.įinally, launch the app and configure from there. Then run this command to install the Slimbook AMD Controller app: sudo apt install slimbookamdcontroller

To install it, open a new Terminal window and run this command to add the Slimbook PPA to your list of software sources: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slimbook /slimbook You can currently install Slimbook AMD controller on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS only (the tool is not currently packaged for other builds). If you’re looking for an easy way to change power management settings for AMD Ryzen mobile processors, take a look and see if it suits your needs. Source code can be downloaded from Launchpad, however. Slimbook do say that this tool leverages other open source projects, including RyzenAdj.

It’s not (presently) listed on the Slimbook GitHub, which is where most of their other open source projects live. And as it’s currently only packaged for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS I can’t test it on my Ryzen laptop (it runs 21.04).Īlso unknown is this app’s license. There are a few things I don’t know, like which specific series of AMD Ryzen processors this tool is compatible with.

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