I swear it feels like for a lot of the things I do on Linux there’s a GUI app for it, but then if I wanna do something as basic as adjust my fan speed I gotta use the freaking terminal.

Like it’s always at the worst possible time

Not sure if you’re being sarcastic or serious. I’ve been using computers for decades and not once adjusted fan speeds, so that function doesn’t seem very basic to me.

When building a system yourself, setting up a custom curve is how you get the best balance between cooling and noise.

I try to choose motherboards that support doing that in the bios, so I never have to worry about it on the OS level.