TLP GUI options for Ubuntu MATE

[mickee]

I have tlp installed and "running" on my new Ubuntu MATE laptop. sudo tlp start I would like a GUI to manage it to maximize my battery life. I tried adding the following to install Slimbook Battery:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slimbook/slimbook
sudo apt update && sudo apt install slimbookbattery

get result Unable to locate package. Anyone know about what other options are there? I saw a tlp GUI called TLPUI, but that requires an install of python:

python3-gi git python3-setuptools python3-stdeb

and I am always hesitant in doing anything with python - once burned twice shy, LOL. Is it safe to install these python files?

By the way, my old laptop had Slimbook Battery, could it be that they just decided not to build it for 24.04? Anyone have an updated ppa for Slimbook Battery?

[tkn]

Yes, the PPA is still up:

slimbook : slimbook

slimbookbattery seems not to be in the repo since 24.04
you can install an older version by downloading the package manually and use gdebi or apt to install the downloaded package

[ugnvs]

IMHO, it is not a good idea to install two 'power saving' services. I'd expect them to compete and misbehave due to compatibility problems.

@mickee

saw a tlp GUI called TLPUI, but that requires an install of python

• Your OS already has Python installed by default.
• TLPUI site (GitHub - d4nj1/TLPUI: A GTK user interface for TLP written in Python) reads it is enough to issue pip3 install tlp-ui command to have it installed. If doubtful about dependencies, consider installing TLPUI within Python virtual environment, aka venv (venv — Creation of virtual environments — Python 3.10.15 documentation).

Good luck!

[Stephen_Wade]

Python is an accepted tool for writing and running applications (i.e. a language and an interpreter). If you want to see what programs on your system already depend on python - out of curiosity:

apt-cache rdepends --installed python3