AWCC for Alienware & Dell G series 🚀

AWCC* is an unofficial alternative to Alienware Command Centre of Windows for the Dell G series and Alienware Series Laptops on Linux, supporting almost all features that the Windows version supports, including custom fan controls, light effects, g-mode, and autoboost.

*This project is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or produced by Dell. It is simply my personal contribution and hobby aimed at improving the Linux experience on Dell laptops.

🎮 Discord community for support and feedback :

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✨ Features

• 🖥️ GUI and CLI support
• ⚡ Lightweight (uses around ~88mb of RAM with GUI open, else 6mb RAM)
• 🌈 All Light Effects
• 🧑‍💻 Daemon Support (no sudo needed if daemon is running)
• 🎮 GMode and Light Key autobinding just like Windows
• 🔥 Supports All modes that your device has
• 💻 Supports all of G15 and G16 with some Alienware
• 🕵️ No Telemetry and Open Source :3
• 📈 Custom Fan Curve (Soon)

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📸 Screenshots

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🛠️ Building And Installation

🗿 For Arch-Based Distros

paru -S awcc-bin

🛠️ Manual Installation

Dependencies :

• acpi_call-dkms
• git
• make
• cmake
• libusb
• glfw
• libx11
• libgl
• ttf-roboto

Make Dependencies :

Note

Recommended to install them first if you want a faster compile progress

• loguru
• nlohmann_json
• stb_image
• libevdev

OR if you are a debianoid

sudo apt-get install acpi-call-dkms git make cmake  libusb-1.0-0-dev  libglfw3-dev  libx11-dev libgl-dev libevdev-dev pkgconf g++-13

git clone https://github.com/tr1xem/AWCC
cd AWCC && mkdir build/
cd build && cmake ..
sudo make install

Then enable the awccd.service using :

sudo systemctl enable --now awccd.service

Reload udev rules using

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Load ACPI module using

sudo modprobe acpi_call

Support and Feedback

Need support or want this project to support your device ? Join our Discord community or open a Github Discussion

Device Tested

Tested on:

• Dell G7 7500
• Dell G7 7700
• Dell G15 5510
• Dell G15 5511
• Dell G15 5515
• Dell G15 5520
• Dell G15 Special Edition 5521
• Dell G15 5525
• Dell G15 5530
• Dell G16 7620
• Dell G16 7630
• Alienware m15 Ryzen Ed. R5
• Alienware m16 R2 (execpt keyboard all lights work)
• Alienware m17 R5 AMD
• Alienware m18 R1 AMD
• Alienware x16 R2
• Alienware x17 R1
• Alienware m18 R2
• Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250(lighting is bugged)
• Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250
• Alienware Aurora R9
• Alienware Area-51m R2
• Alienware 16 Aurora AC16251

🗺️ Roadmap

• ♨️ Rewrite Thermal Core of AWCC in C++ with minimal API changes
• 💡 Rewrite LightFX Core of AWCC in C++ with minimal API changes
• 🖥️ CLI Mode
• 📦 install script
• 🖼️ GUI - Using Dear ImGui and some visuals from Windows version
• 🧩 Auto Zone identify using libusb and Alien FX Sdk
• 📊 Fan Curve for AutoBoost
• 🖲️ Improved DMI and Normal Device Detection
• 🧠 Better ACPI Executions with fallback and functions like executeacip(0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
• 🕹️ Support for Legacy USTT modes
• 📝 JSON Config file and parsing
• ⌨️ Grab Unmark keys directly from daemon using evdev
• 👾 Other Zones like head and support for Alienware - Low Priority
• 🐞 Verbose and Debug Mode
• New backend for thermal mode

🙏 Credits

• GasparVardanyan
• humanfx
• meduk0
• WMI Kernel Driver

“Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.” ~Linus Torvalds