Install PowerTop on Linux Install PowerTop on Ubuntu or Debian $ sudo apt-get install powertop PowerTop supports Intel, AMD, ARM, and UltraSparc processors while it is the most reliable on Intel processors for the obvious reason. In this post, I will describe how to monitor power usage in Linux operating system.įor Linux-based systems, you can use PowerTop, an ncurses-based command-line tool developed by Intel to monitor process-level power consumption, and to provide suggestions to optimize power management. Power usage monitor can also be helpful to diagnose issues with power management, or even buggy behaviors of applications. It is important to measure power consumption in operating system especially when you try to maximize the battery life of your laptop, or reduce the energy bill of rack-mounted servers in a data center.
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