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Turbo Boost Control

A simple GTK application to control Intel Turbo Boost technology on Linux systems.

Features

• Simple and intuitive user interface
• Real-time Turbo Boost status monitoring
• Easy toggle between ON/OFF states
• System tray integration
• Automatic status updates

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• GTK 3
• Intel CPU with Turbo Boost support
• Root privileges (for MSR access)

Installation

1. Install required packages:

sudo dnf install python3-gobject python3-psutil msr-tools

2. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/muhammedby/turboost.git
cd turbo-boost-control

3. Run the application:

python3 turbo_boost_control.py

Usage

1. Launch the application
2. Use the slider to toggle Turbo Boost:
   • Slide left to disable Turbo Boost
   • Slide right to enable Turbo Boost
3. The status label shows the current state

Building from Source

Flatpak Build

1. Install Flatpak and GNOME SDK:

sudo dnf install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Sdk//45

2. Build the application:

flatpak-builder build org.turboboost.control.json

3. Run the application:

flatpak-builder --run build org.turboboost.control.json turboboost-control

AppImage Build

1. Install required tools:

sudo dnf install appimage-builder

2. Build the AppImage:

appimage-builder

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Intel for Turbo Boost technology
• GTK team for the amazing toolkit
• Linux community for the excellent tools and documentation