How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "powertop" package

Learn how to install powertop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall powertop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: powertop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11-1build1
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: 644
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), 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
Filename: pool/main/p/powertop/powertop_2.11-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 194880
MD5sum: 13d6df08a3e6618f465df6afaa0410b5
SHA1: 1ed3e264a05a652d3d7ce3764c49993ba70e208c
SHA256: c002ecaacf38bb15508e4573788c30e307abf6e3741144a48bdc0a23d16b3497
Homepage: https://01.org/powertop/
Description: diagnose issues with power consumption and management
Description-md5: c3d78e3af7f012dfbca99d03c1d5651c