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Improve Battery Life of a Portable Linux Computer - Jupiter

Jupiter is a light weight power and hardware control applet for Linux.  It is designed to improve battery life of a portable Linux computer by integrating with the operating system and changing parameters of the computer based on battery or powered connection.

Additionally, Jupiter provides quick access to some of the commonly needed hardware controls like screen output and resolution, WIFI, and bluetooth.

If you use Linux on a portable computer, let Jupiter take the effort out of going mobile.

Jupiter Features:
 * Automatically adjusts CPU mode for AC or battery
 * Automatically tunes the kernel for AC or battery
 * Automatically tunes hardware for AC or battery
 * Supports Asus Super Hybrid Engine (SHE)
 * Remembers and applies last selected configuration
 * Fast and efficient, low resource utilization
 * Easily Customizable

Jupiter Installation:
Open ther terminal and type following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jupiter
After successful installation you can open the application from Unity 'Dash' or from Gnome menu Application > System Tools
This will start the application and you can adjust the performance by clicking on the Jupiter icon.




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