powersave

=CPU POWER SAVING SETTINGS for UBUNTU 12.04=

Use these steps to set up CPU power saving options in Ubuntu 12.04

1. From Ubuntu Software Center install:
 * Hardware Sensors Indicator
 * CPUFreq
 * cpufrequtil

2. CPUFreq will automatically run at startup and appear in the panel. 3. Set Hardware Sensors Indicator to run automatically at startup by adding the following to Startup Applications: Name: Hardware Sensors Indicator Command: indicator-sensors

4. Edit /etc/rc.local by entering the following command in the terminal: code sudo gedit /etc/rc.local code 5. Add the following line to rc.local before the command "exit 0' to set your CPU to powersave mode automatically at startup: code cpufreq-set -g powersave code 6. To automatically set a different mode at startup, substitute 'powersave' with 'ondemand' or 'conservative' or 'performance'

For other cpufrequtil options: @http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_use_cpufrequtils

For other monitoring applications: Application indicators for Ubuntu 12.04