Cryo
The command center Alienware never shipped for Linux
Overview
Cryo replaces Alienware Command Center on Linux with something the Windows original never offered: a root daemon that drives the m18's thermals through the in-kernel alienware-wmi driver — no ACPI hacks — paired with a QML command center and a CLI. It interpolates custom fan curves with hysteresis, watches the dGPU to flip into G-Mode when a real game spins up, guards against thermal runaway in any profile, and runs the four-zone AlienFX keyboard, including a quantum cyan-to-violet morph that matches the studio palette.
Highlights
Custom fan curves with hysteresis, plus a Thermal Guard failsafe that outranks every profile
NVML game detection that enters G-Mode on real load and restores your previous profile on quit
Four-zone AlienFX lighting with a signature Quantum cyan-violet morph, restored on boot
One root daemon, three clients — GUI, CLI, and tray over a single group-owned Unix socket
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