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Install cpupower-gui on CachyOS

A GUI utility to set CPU frequency limits.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install cpupower-gui on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal, then open cpupower-gui from your app menu:

sudo pacman -S cpupower-gui

cpupower-gui is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

Which way should you pick?

WayCommandPackage
CachyOS repo (cachyos) Recommended
sudo pacman -S cpupower-gui
cpupower-gui (CachyOS cachyos)
Git build
A GUI utility to set CPU frequency limits.
sudo pacman -S cpupower-gui-git
cpupower-gui-git (CachyOS cachyos)

All of these are in the official cachyos repo. Pick one; builds of the same app usually conflict with each other.

What should I do after installing cpupower-gui?

  1. Open cpupower-gui from your app menu.
  2. Or run cpupower-gui in a terminal.
  3. The package ships the systemd units cpupower-gui-helper.service, cpupower-gui-user.service and cpupower-gui.service. Read the project docs before you enable them.
  4. Run pacman -Qi cpupower-gui to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove cpupower-gui?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns cpupower-gui

What is cpupower-gui?

cpupower-gui is a graphical program that is used to change the scaling frequency limits of the cpu, similar to cpupower.

Package description: A GUI utility to set CPU frequency limits

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    vagnum08/cpupower-gui · ★ 591 stars · last commit May 21, 2026 · latest release Nov 6, 2020

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. Python 3.14 compatibility: argparse error with positional argument using store_true actionClosed

      cpupower-gui fails to launch on Python 3.14 due to invalid argparse usage. The argument parser uses action="storetrue" with a positional argument, which Python 3.14's stricter argparse validation now rejects. 1. Have Python 3.14 installed 2. Run cpupower-gui from terminal 3.…

      @jorge-trivilin · · 3 reactions · 8 comments · View on GitHub

    2. Error when disabling CPUsOpen

      An error is generated when attempting to disable CPUs by applying the command version: cpupower 6.12-1 cpupower-gui 1.0.0.5 OS: Manjaro Linux x8664 Kernel: 6.11.11-1-MANJARO CPU: Intel i7-8750H Ex: sudo cpupower-gui  ✔ Traceback (most recent call last): File…

      @ghost · · 2 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    3. Program is not shown in taskbar when active, can not cycled into with alt+tab neitherOpen

      As the title says. When the program is running, it is not shown in the taskbar. xprop shows me properties: "NETWMSTATE(ATOM) = NETWMSTATESKIPPAGER, NETWMSTATESKIPTASKBAR" Which can not be removed by xprop or wmctrl. I don't know if this is a bug or a feature. Steps to reproduce…

      @Kellsen · · 2 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    4. Fails to launch on Fedora 43 - fix includedOpen

      A clear and concise description of what the bug is. rpm -qa | grep cpupower cpupower-gui-1.0.0+git.24.b44a198-2.1.noarch (base) silly@fedora:$ cpupower-gui Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/cpupower-gui", line 268, in configsub.addargument( ^ "apply",…

      @penguinbait · · 2 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    5. Security related inquiry: Missing Authorization in D-Bus helper (CWE-862)Open

      Hi @vagnum08, I have discovered a security vulnerability (Missing Authorization) in cpupower-gui-helper that allows for a Local Denial of Service. I have sent the full report and a Proof of Concept (PoC) to the email address mentioned in the source code (erigas@rnd2.org). Please…

      @JM00NJ · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    6. create new manual for build please, i found solution using chatgpt but no understand nothingClosed

      A clear and concise description of what the bug is. [ ( transcript command line: git clone cd cpupower-gui apt update && apt install meson ninja-build pkg-config libglib2.0-bin libglib2.0-dev su apt install msgfmt apt install gettext meson build --prefix /usr…

      @LogoJorge · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    7. Could you add 3 things to the description?Open

      Hi, Could you add to the description 1. If cpupower-gui can work together with TLP or if it is better to use them separately? 2. How to completely and safely uninstall cpupower-gui after installing your cpupower-gui.and.deps.zip on Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon - in case there is a…

      @insomniacno1 · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    8. CpupowerGuiWindow' object has no attribute 'window'Open

      After a fresh install of Linux Ubuntu Server and then a desktop environment was installed on that server a 'apt-get install cpupower-gui' command was ran and successfully as well with no errors, but when the 'sudo cpupower-gui' command was given it gave CpupowerGuiWindow object…

      @Jrayraz · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    9. How to reset settings, that cpupower-gui done?Closed

      It's not a bug, actually. I've made some modifications, and now I want to reset it. How I do that? Distro: Debian bookworm 12.8 x8664 Package version: 1.0.0 Installed via: deb package

      @marshallovski · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    10. App fails to launch on Python 3.14Open

      Running the app on Python 3.14, produces the following: Apparently the storetrue action was removed in Python 3.14. Several projects have encountered issues with this change: ns-3 python-cmd2 xonsh This appears to be related to this issue

      @mrizaln · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    11. Linux Mint 22.3 not saving settings for profilesOpen

      Version cpupower-gui1.0.0-1alllinuxmint.deb 1. When I make a profile and set things like I want them and click apply nothing is saved if I switch profile and back again. If I close the app and manually configure config file in .config/cpupower-gui then those settings are used…

      @insomniacno1 · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    12. Make a new release?Open

      Latest version of cpupower-gui is from 2020, it no longer works with python 3.14 Please make a new release so we can update it e.g. in nixpkgs

      @qweered · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    13. cannot uninstallOpen

      A clear and concise description of what the bug is. Steps to reproduce the behaviour: 1. Go to '...' 2. Click on '....' 3. Scroll down to '....' 4. See error A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. Distro: [e.g. Arch, Debian, etc] Package version: [e.g.…

      @bash64 · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    14. service not startingOpen

      service cannot start: garuda linux (arch) i modified the 'apply' line to let it run but fails to start service on boot sudo systemctl status cpupower-gui.service × cpupower-gui.service - Apply cpupower-gui config at boot Loaded: loaded…

      @bash64 · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    15. Spanish translation "es.po"Open

      @eduardoesnat · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    cpupower-gui on CachyOS: questions

    Is cpupower-gui in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The cpupower-gui package is in the cachyos repo, version 1.0.0-5, built 2024-03-10. Install it with sudo pacman -S cpupower-gui.

    Do I need an AUR helper for cpupower-gui?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the cpupower-gui command?

    cpupower-gui. The package is called cpupower-gui.

    Which cpupower-gui package should I pick?

    cpupower-gui is listed first here. The cachyos repo also has cpupower-gui-git. Install only one of them.