How To Install tlp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tlp on Debian 12.
What is tlp
tlp is:
TLP is a feature-rich command-line utility, saving laptop battery power without the need to delve deeper into technical details.
TLP??s default settings are already optimized for battery life and implement Powertop??s recommendations out of the box. Moreover TLP is highly customizable to fulfil specific user requirements.
Settings are organized into two profiles, allowing to adjust between savings and performance independently for battery (BAT) and AC operation. In addition TLP can enable or disable Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi and WWAN radio devices on boot.
For ThinkPads and selected other laptops it provides a unified way to configure charge thresholds and recalibrate the battery.
There are three methods to install tlp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tlp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tlp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tlp
Install tlp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tlp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tlp
Install tlp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tlp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tlp
How To Uninstall tlp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tlp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tlp
Uninstall tlp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tlp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tlp
Remove tlp Configurations and Data
To remove tlp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tlp
Remove tlp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tlp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tlp
Dependencies
tlp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tlp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
