{"id":32734,"date":"2020-09-10T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=32734"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:27:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:27:43","slug":"cpupower-gnome-extension-cpu-scaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/cpupower-gnome-extension-cpu-scaling\/","title":{"rendered":"CPUPower – Gnome Extension to Set CPU Frequency Scaling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Want to change CPU frequency scaling in Ubuntu 20.04? There’s a gnome shell extension can do the job.<\/p>\n

CPU Power Manager is a Gnome-Shell extension for intel-pstate driver. If you have an Intel Core i CPU, the extension will offer an indicator menu for changing CPU frequency scaling.<\/p>\n

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To install the extension, simply do following steps one by one:<\/p>\n

1.)<\/b> Open terminal and install chrome-gnome-shell<\/code> package if you’re first time installing a Gnome shell extension:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n
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2.<\/b> Go to extension page in your web browser<\/a>. If you don’t see the toggle icon, click link to install browser extension:<\/p>\n
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3.<\/b> Finally refresh the web page (see the link in step 2<\/i>), toggle on and install the extension.<\/p>\n
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Once installed, you’ll see the indicator applet in system tray area. To make it work, you have to click “Attempt installation” option, type user password and hit Enter.<\/p>\n
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(Optional<\/b>) To remove this gnome shell extension, either go to link in step 2 and turn it off, or use Extensions<\/i> tool.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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