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My laptop is an Asus A46CM with Intel CPU and Nvidia Graphics. When I use Ubuntu my system runs very hot and I am unable to install the Nvidia proprietary drivers. In about 15 minutes my laptop will freeze due to the heat. I've tried other distros but they all seem to do the same thing. Can Ubuntu help with this? If so, how?

KGIII
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Syukur
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Thermald has been shipped with Ubuntu since Trusty and may help resolve your issue.

sudo apt-get install thermald

The default mode should work fine, however, for some machines one may need to tweak the configuration file. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/PowerManagement/ThermalIssues

Colin Ian King
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To install TLP, open a terminal window (press alt+ctrl+t) and enter the following commands

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp --install suggests
sudo tlp start
sudo reboot

Tlp as configured by default should help, however @ArupRoyChowdhury is correct that ensuring you have a valid video driver will have a great effect. I do not use Nvidia myself, and suggest you post a seperate question about how to install the correct driver for your system

Charles Green
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