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misc:power_management [2014-06-27 20:43] – [Power Management] jensmisc:power_management [2023-06-12 13:18] (current) – Modernizing jens
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 ====== Power Management ====== ====== Power Management ======
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 A while ago I had a Lenovo X121e as a lightweight "surf anywhere" system. Because I also create content and I like my freedom, a tablet is not really an option for me. Because of (amongst other things) its advertised battery of up to 10 hours life I chose the X121e. A while ago I had a Lenovo X121e as a lightweight "surf anywhere" system. Because I also create content and I like my freedom, a tablet is not really an option for me. Because of (amongst other things) its advertised battery of up to 10 hours life I chose the X121e.
  
-Of course the pre-delivered OS got replaced by Debian immediately. But what a shock, the battery only lasted about 3 hours! I was really disappointed, but then came across [[http://linrunner.de/en/tlp/docs/tlp-linux-advanced-power-management.html|TLP]], an advanced Power Management tool for Linux. Using TLP the battery lifetime more than doubled on the X121e. Still no 10 hours, but I can live with that. The amount of extra battery life is still dependent on your system, I think twice as much battery life is really not what TLP can do on every system ;-)+Of course the pre-delivered OS got replaced by Debian immediately. But what a shock, the battery only lasted about 3 hours! I was really disappointed, but then came across [[https://linrunner.de/tlp/index.html|TLP]], an advanced Power Management tool for Linux. Using TLP the battery lifetime more than doubled on the X121e. Still no 10 hours, but I can live with that. The amount of extra battery life is still dependent on your system, I think twice as much battery life is really not what TLP can do on every system ;-)
  
-For the official installation instructions, please refer to the [[http://linrunner.de/en/tlp/docs/tlp-linux-advanced-power-management.html#installation|official site]]. I just summarize the necessary Debian steps.+For the official installation instructions, please refer to the [[https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/debian.html|official site]]. I just summarize the necessary Debian steps.
  
 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
-  - Add the following to your [[sources.list]]: <code>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/linrunner/tlp/ubuntu lucid main</code> +  - Make sure to use a sane and up-to-date [[misc:sources.list]] 
-  - Add the necessary key: <code># apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 02D65EFF</code> +  - Update your package lists: <code># apt update</code> 
-  - Update your package lists: <code># apt-get update</code> +  - Last but no least, install the necessary packages: <code># apt install tlp tlp-rdw</code>
-  - Last but no least, install the necessary packages: <code># apt-get install tlp tlp-rdw tp-smapi-dkms acpi-call-tools</code>+
  
 Done already! Enjoy your extra battery life. Done already! Enjoy your extra battery life.
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