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UXTU4Linux is a power management tool for **AMD Ryzen APUs and desktop CPUs** on Linux. It talks to the CPU directly through the [ryzen_smu](https://github.com/amkillam/ryzen_smu) kernel module, so you can change power limits, temperature limits and more without touching the BIOS. The interactive terminal UI runs as your normal user, and a small background daemon (systemd service) does the privileged work and auto-switches presets for you.
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UXTU4Linux is a power management tool for **AMD Ryzen APUs and desktop CPUs** on Linux. It talks to the CPU directly through PCI register access — no kernel module required on most systems. When Secure Boot is enabled, it uses the [ryzen_smu](https://github.com/amkillam/ryzen_smu) kernel module instead. Either way, you can change power limits, temperature limits and more without touching the BIOS. The interactive terminal UI runs as your normal user, and a small background daemon (systemd service) does the privileged work and auto-switches presets for you.
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**What it can do:**
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- Built-in Eco / Balance / Performance / Extreme presets for a wide range of Ryzen APUs, desktop CPUs and Framework Laptops
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| Platform | Status |
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| Linux with systemd, Python 3.10+ | Actively supported |
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| Linux without systemd (OpenRC, runit, etc.) |Works, but you start the daemon yourself|
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| Linux without systemd (OpenRC, runit, etc.) |Supported — installer sets everything up, you start the daemon manually|
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| Intel | Not supported |
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Requires the **ryzen_smu**kernel module, version 0.1.7 or newer. The [Wiki](../../wiki)has build instructions for each distro.
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> [!NOTE]
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> **ryzen_smu is only needed when Secure Boot is enabled.**On most systems (Secure Boot off), UXTU4Linux uses PCI direct access and works out of the box. If Secure Boot is on, install ryzen_smu ≥ 0.1.7 and enroll the signing key — see the [Wiki](../../wiki) for per-distro instructions.
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