How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "powertop" package

This tutorial shows how to install powertop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall powertop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: powertop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9-0ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jose Luis Rivas
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 580
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: cpufrequtils, laptop-mode-tools
Filename: pool/main/p/powertop/powertop_2.9-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 183040
MD5sum: 785b0cbd338a2d448d7fb2db979a8f7b
SHA1: 43a5325232b457baf8d6a6e792273d6dde564962
SHA256: 6974e34593eaca998746932eaec549a44aa21883962ebfefb29c283f1485d326
Homepage: https://01.org/powertop/
Description: diagnose issues with power consumption and management
Description-md5: c3d78e3af7f012dfbca99d03c1d5651c
Supported: 5y