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I recently installed ubuntu and now have a dual boot windows and ubuntu machine. The problem is that whenever I run ubuntu, the computer heats up even when I'm doing the most meager of tasks. For example, when it's idle it's usually at 64 degrees C and once I open firefox and only have a couple of tabs open it shoots up to over 80 degrees C! My computer runs much cooler on windows. I suspect some unnecessary use of resources.

The question, what's the best way to diagnose what's going on?

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Hello, this question has no information and activity for a very long time. I am closing it for now. If by any reason you think this question is still viable or useful in anyways or that there is still a good chance it will be answered please flag it to a moderator or add a comment with the reasons why you want it open. Regards – Bruno Pereira♦ Mar 8 '12 at 9:44

closed as too localized by Bruno Pereira♦ Mar 8 '12 at 9:44

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