{"id":9768,"date":"2020-02-01T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T13:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9768"},"modified":"2025-06-15T08:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T08:49:47","slug":"tlp-1-3-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/tlp-1-3-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install TLP (Battery Saving Tool) in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8913\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/slimbook-battery-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TLP is a free and open-source tool aims to save laptop battery life for Linux laptops. It&#8217;s a feature-rich command line utility for saving battery power without the need to dig deeper into technical details<\/p>\n<p>It comes with a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to fulfill your specific requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/linrunner\/TLP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TLP<\/a> features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kernel laptop mode and dirty buffer timeouts<\/li>\n<li>AMD\/Intel CPU scaling driver operation mode<\/li>\n<li>Processor frequency scaling and turbo boost<\/li>\n<li>Intel CPU max\/min P-state limits to control power dissipation<\/li>\n<li>AMD\/Intel CPU energy\/performance policies (EPP) and dynamic boost<\/li>\n<li>Intel GPU frequency limits<\/li>\n<li>AMD GPU power management<\/li>\n<li>Enable\/disable integrated bluetooth, Wi-Fi and WWAN devices<\/li>\n<li>And much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install TLP in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The software has <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~linrunner\/+archive\/ubuntu\/tlp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an official PPA<\/a> repository so far supports for <b>Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Open terminal either from application launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner\/tlp<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tlp-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46328\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tlp-ppa-700x475.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tlp-ppa-700x475.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tlp-ppa-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tlp-ppa-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tlp-ppa.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> If you already installed an old version, open <i>Software Updater<\/i> and upgrade the package.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9715\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/upgrade-tlp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will also upgrade TLP from the beta release to the latest stable.<\/p>\n<p>Or run command in terminal to install it for the first time:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt install tlp<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apt-tlp.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46329\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apt-tlp-700x475.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apt-tlp-700x475.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apt-tlp-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apt-tlp-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apt-tlp.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After installation, just leave it running silently in the background and you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<p>For advanced users, you may edit the config file <code>\/etc\/tlp.conf<\/code> and change the settings according to your need:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo gedit \/etc\/tlp.conf<\/pre>\n<p><i>For Ubuntu 23.10, and Ubuntu 24.04, replace <code>gedit<\/code> with <code>gnome-text-editor<\/code>. For non-default desktop environments, use your own text editor, or use <code>nano<\/code> that works for all.<\/i> For how to configure the file, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/linrunner.de\/tlp\/support\/optimizing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall TLP:<\/h3>\n<p>You can run command in terminal to purge the PPA which also downgrade TLP to the stable version available in Ubuntu main repository:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt install ppa-purge &amp;&amp; sudo ppa-purge ppa:linrunner\/tlp<\/pre>\n<p>To completely remove the TLP power management tool, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt remove tlp tlp-rdw<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLP is a free and open-source tool aims to save laptop battery life for Linux laptops. 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