[ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

[Alan Pope]

2009/9/8 John Matthews <jakewc2 at sky.com>:
> Hi, are there any instructions on how to use this, I Installed it, but
> have no idea about how to start it, to even look at program.
>

It's a terminal based program. Open a terminal (Applications ->
Accessories -> Terminal) and run:-

sudo powertop

The gramattically incorrect http://lesswatts.org/ has some info about
what it does. Specifically at
http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/powertop/

Cheers,
Al.