LXer: How to check and tune power consumption with Powertop on Linux
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Powertop is a free and open source utility developed by Intel to monitor power consumption on Linux. The tool is able to display and export reports about the estimated discharge rate, and statics about processors and devices behavior. It also lets us easily tune some kernel parameters on the fly in order maximize battery life. In this tutorial we see how to install Powertop on some of the most used Linux distributions, and how to use it to monitor power consumption.
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Powertop is a free and open source utility developed by Intel to monitor power consumption on Linux. The tool is able to display and export reports about the estimated discharge rate, and statics about processors and devices behavior. It also lets us easily tune some kernel parameters on the fly in order maximize battery life. In this tutorial we see how to install Powertop on some of the most used Linux distributions, and how to use it to monitor power consumption.
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