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Improving Battery

Guide to Improving Battery Life on Linux Mint

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Installing TLP
  3. Installing Powertop
  4. Troubleshooting Powertop
  5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

This guide will walk you through the installation of threetwo tools that can help improve the battery life of your Linux Mint laptop: TLP, Powertop,TLP and CPUFreq.Powertop. These tools can optimize power usage and provide information about power-consuming processes.

2. Installing TLP

TLP is an advanced power management tool for Linux that runs in the background and automatically optimizes power settings.

To install TLP, open a terminal and run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start

3. Installing Powertop

Powertop is a tool developed by Intel that provides information about the power consumption of your system's processes and devices.

To install Powertop, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install powertop

To use Powertop, run sudo powertop. You can also run sudo powertop --auto-tune to have Powertop automatically optimize power settings.

4. Troubleshooting Powertop

If you encounter issues with Powertop not being able to perform measurements, it might be due to the absence of a specific directory and file that Powertop needs to store its data. You can manually create the directory and file with the following commands:

sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/powertop/
sudo touch /var/cache/powertop/saved_parameters.powertop

After creating the directory and file, try running Powertop again.

5. Conclusion

By using TLP, Powertop,TLP and CPUFreq,Powertop, you can gain more control over your system's power usage and potentially extend your laptop's battery life. Remember to monitor your system's performance and stability as you make changes, and always back up your data before making significant system changes.

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