Linux on laptops

The downside of Linux when it comes to laptops is that it’s very power hungry, however we can fix this by installing a power saving program called auto-cpufreq.

How to install auto-cpufreq

There are many ways of installing auto-cpufreq provided at https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq.

However, I will install it from source code, since this way will work on most Linux distributions.

1. Clone the git repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq.git

2. Change the directory to the repository and execute the installer:

$ cd auto-cpufreq && sudo ./auto-cpufreq-installer

3. Install the auto-cpufreq daemon to make changes permanent:

$ sudo auto-cpufreq --install

That’s it! auto-cpufreq is installed.

Verify if auto-cpufreq is running

$ systemctl status auto-cpufreq

Monitor CPU load using auto-cpufreq

$ sudo auto-cpufreq --stats

Extra: Install TLP alongside auto-cpufreq for even better battery life

Warning: You will lose boost clocks after installing TLP.

$ sudo apt install tlp