How to Install and Uninstall powertop Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 10,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "powertop" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install powertop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall powertop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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