How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "powertop" package

Please follow the instructions below to install powertop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall powertop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: powertop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.15-3
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: 556
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), 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 (>= 13.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: cpufrequtils, laptop-mode-tools
Filename: pool/main/p/powertop/powertop_2.15-3_amd64.deb
Size: 180352
MD5sum: 2e6a6d5df2020a9831be07d361ef66b4
SHA1: 44a2784d98a10cd6d648027c1dbc2b7d4f92848f
SHA256: 1e4c0c7d9c539e5e61b51621c3c929e4cf5d190582fdb803aebf56e228c7aae9
SHA512: 32b5f23dabaa0e2c5aed1d235fd9e378cabfc0a200bfb1db9eca85b1aa6125340f8dbafc3b5bd53318c4aacb215e405df0436b5844233324c8f967ddcd207035
Homepage: https://github.com/fenrus75/powertop
Description: diagnose issues with power consumption and management
Description-md5: c3d78e3af7f012dfbca99d03c1d5651c