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Qualifier: I am a complete Linux neophyte.

I am in the process of installing Ubuntu 7.04 to get my feet wet in the Linux world and see what all the fuss is about. Not to mention try the Linux SMP client...

I regularly use speedfan 4.32 to control fan speeds in Windows XP. Is there an equivalent utility for Linux or will I have to resort to my motherboard's lackluster fan speed control?

Cheers.

The lm-sensors package has basic fan/temperature monitoring and control applications and is the basis for many graphical apps. I'm pretty sure Ubuntu has some GTK fan and temperature monitoring widgets that you can add to your panels (the sensors-applet package), but I'm not sure if it lets you control fan speeds or just look at them. The commandline lm-sensors tools (pwmconfig) can control the fan speed and you can probably bind applet actions to run the appropriate commands.

Check out the fan control sections on the Ubuntu Guide.

KSensors and GKrellM are both front-ends to lm-sensors if you want to have a graphical monitor.