How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "powertop" package

This is a short guide on how to install powertop on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                powertop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "powertop" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall powertop on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                powertop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the powertop package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: powertop
Source: powertop (2.8-1)
Version: 2.8-1+b2
Installed-Size: 604
Maintainer: Jose Luis Rivas
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libncurses6 (>= 6), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: cpufrequtils, laptop-mode-tools
Description: diagnose issues with power consumption and management
Description-md5: c3d78e3af7f012dfbca99d03c1d5651c
Homepage: https://01.org/powertop/
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::monitoring, admin::power-management,
hardware::laptop, hardware::power, implemented-in::c++,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::configuring, use::measuring, use::monitor,
works-with::software:running
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/powertop/powertop_2.8-1+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 193240
MD5sum: c09e522698a7101c25a9e7141c7eff47
SHA256: 011f31505ba4aff294e874906a5624c9ab71e14439a7432e9b83e7c58d8db070