Installation

Ubuntu/Debian (APT Repository)

The easiest way to install and keep ThinkUtils updated:

echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://gh.vietanh.dev/ThinkUtils/apt ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/thinkutils.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install thinkutils

Manual Download

Download the latest .deb, .rpm, or .AppImage from GitHub Releases.

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo dpkg -i thinkutils_*.deb

Fedora/RHEL

sudo rpm -i thinkutils-*.rpm

AppImage

chmod +x ThinkUtils_*.AppImage
./ThinkUtils_*.AppImage

Build from Source

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+
• Node.js and npm

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev build-essential curl wget file \
    libssl-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev

Fedora

sudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.1-devel openssl-devel curl wget file \
    libappindicator-gtk3-devel librsvg2-devel

Build

git clone https://github.com/vietanhdev/ThinkUtils.git
cd ThinkUtils
npm install
npm run tauri build

Built packages are output to src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Or build and install in one step:

./scripts/upgrade.sh

Compatibility

ThinkUtils is designed for IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad laptops running Linux.

Tested on:

• ThinkPad T480, T490, T14
• ThinkPad X1 Carbon (various generations)
• ThinkPad P-series workstations

Requirements:

• Linux kernel with thinkpad_acpi module
• /proc/acpi/ibm/fan interface available