{"id":52348,"date":"2026-11-13T11:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=52348"},"modified":"2026-11-13T11:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:33:56","slug":"tlp-1-11-0-additional-options-power-saver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/tlp-1-11-0-additional-options-power-saver\/","title":{"rendered":"TLP 1.11.0 Adds Additional Config Options to Power Saver Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-38273\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/battery-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/battery-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/battery-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/battery-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/battery-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/battery-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TLP, the Linux laptop battery saving tool, released new 1.11.0 version yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The version of this popular free open-source software adds <b>SysVinit script support for <code>tlp-pd<\/code><\/b>, extends Power Saver mode with additional configuration options, and fixed various issues.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52349\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tlp-stat-700x556.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tlp-stat-700x556.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tlp-stat-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tlp-stat.webp 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, the release <b>renames <code>_AC<\/code> and <code>_BAT<\/code> parameter name suffixes to <code>_PRF<\/code> (performance) and <code>_BAL<\/code> (balanced)<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The old name suffixes still work, because TLP will automatically translate them at runtime. But, users are recommended to update the TLP configuration to the new names for future compatibility.<\/p>\n<p><b>For the Power Saver profile<\/b>, many parameters previously available only in Performance and Balanced profiles are now supported. They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SOUND_POWER_SAVE_ON_SAV &#8211; audio power saving for Intel HDA, AC97 devices.<\/li>\n<li>DISK_APM_LEVEL_ON_SAV &#8211; disk advanced power management level.<\/li>\n<li>DISK_SPINDOWN_TIMEOUT_ON_SAV &#8211; hard disk spin down timeout.<\/li>\n<li>SATA_LINKPWR_ON_SAV &#8211; AHCI link power management (ALPM) for SATA disks.<\/li>\n<li>AHCI_RUNTIME_PM_ON_SAV &#8211; runtime Power Management for NVMe, SATA, ATA and USB disks.<\/li>\n<li>MAX_LOST_WORK_SECS_ON_SAV- maximum time filesystem data can remain in memory before written to disk.<\/li>\n<li>MEM_SLEEP_ON_SAV &#8211; system suspend mode.<\/li>\n<li>RUNTIME_PM_ON_SAV &#8211; auto suspend PCIe devices.<\/li>\n<li>WIFI_PWR_ON_SAV &#8211; WiFi power saving mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52350\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/powersaver-profilesettings-700x473.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/powersaver-profilesettings-700x473.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/powersaver-profilesettings-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/powersaver-profilesettings-768x519.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/powersaver-profilesettings.webp 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The release also extends the config options to control which radio devices (e.g., Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, and WWAN) to enable, disable, or disable when not in use, for all the three Performance, Balanced, and Power Saver modes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/radio-devicecontrol-700x461.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/radio-devicecontrol-700x461.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/radio-devicecontrol-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/radio-devicecontrol.webp 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><code>tlp-pd<\/code>, the profile daemon, that provides the ability to switch profiles (Performance, Balanced, Power Saver) on desktop, has been updated with init script (<code>\/etc\/init.d\/tlp-pd<\/code>).<\/p>\n<p>Meaning you can now use SysVinit service scripts to control the service. And, it now supports service reload with <code>systemctl reload tlp-pd<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Other changes in TLP 1.11.0 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work around battery care kernel error for Lenovo laptops<\/li>\n<li>Add <code>\/etc\/default\/tlp-pd<\/code> config file for tlp-pd.<\/li>\n<li>Remove RESTORE_DEVICE_STATE_ON_STARTUP.<\/li>\n<li>Remove RADEON_DPM_STATE_ON_AC\/BAT\/SAV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are as well many other changes and bug-fixes. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/linrunner\/TLP\/blob\/main\/changelog\" target=\"_blank\">changelog<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Install TLP 1.11.0 in Ubuntu<\/h3>\n<p><b>NOTE: tlp-pd will replace GNOME power-profiles-daemon, which provides similar function to choose between Performance, Balanced, and Power Saver modes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>TLP has an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~linrunner\/+archive\/ubuntu\/tlp\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA<\/a>, so far supports Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 26.10, and Linux Mint.<\/p>\n<p>Simply launch terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run commands below one by one to add the PPA and install it:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner\/tlp<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt install tlp tlp-pd<\/pre>\n<p>After installation, just forget about it because the default settings are optimized for battery life in most cases. <\/p>\n<p>Though, advanced users can edit the <code>\/etc\/tlp.conf<\/code> file or see the official <a href=\"https:\/\/linrunner.de\/tlp\/installation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">documentation<\/a> for how to use the tool.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLP, the Linux laptop battery saving tool, released new 1.11.0 version yesterday. 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