Install powertop
Installing powertop package on Debian Unstable (Sid) is as easy as running the following command on terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install powertop
powertop package information
distro | Debian Unstable (Sid) |
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section | Main |
name | powertop |
version | 2.8-1 |
description | diagnose issues with power consumption and management |
subsection | utils |
website | 01.org / powertop / |
maintainer | Jose Luis Rivas |
Uninstall powertop
To remove just powertop package itself from Debian Unstable (Sid) execute on terminal:
sudo apt-get remove powertop
Uninstall powertop and it’s dependent packages
To remove the powertop package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed from Debian Sid.
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove powertop
Purging powertop
If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of powertop from Debian Sid then this will work:
sudo apt-get purge powertop
To delete configuration and/or data files of powertop and it’s dependencies from Debian Sid then execute:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove powertop