How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "powertop" package

This is a short guide on how to install powertop on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: powertop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.14-1build1
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kan-Ru Chen (陳侃如)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 576
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), 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
Filename: pool/main/p/powertop/powertop_2.14-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 191432
MD5sum: 69f22e94314ae7c49d981804b88aa559
SHA1: 0a31996a836534f7d06c6dddc15c6ec236ac7b35
SHA256: 3c79b18b1ecf80f14b4e028692674f70e53545a1cc0d96c6cb03d35db14b0c5c
SHA512: a4682cbac836036586f53e889b642270571918598a1b31ff5bc735a909c39dc697eed355d80602a0202e41fc3aa5582b97768348966aecb4b2e456fc0e81f2ea
Homepage: https://01.org/powertop/
Description: diagnose issues with power consumption and management
Description-md5: c3d78e3af7f012dfbca99d03c1d5651c