How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the powertop on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "powertop" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install powertop on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall powertop on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the powertop package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: powertop
Source: powertop (2.14-1)
Version: 2.14-1+b2
Installed-Size: 650
Maintainer: Kan-Ru Chen (陳侃如)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.1), 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_2.14-1+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 203896
MD5sum: f552d6c43cdc69a7bf3224770348611b
SHA256: 17d62f73915098408473dd2c0e4728f414fc9edb30a87a145985b79a97dcb02e