How to extend laptop battery life? TLP and auto-cpufreq didn’t work
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I’m having an issue with my laptop battery draining too quickly.
I tried optimizing power consumption by installing **auto-cpufreq** using the
--install
command as per a guide I found.
However, I haven’t noticed any difference in battery life—it still drains just as fast, even when I’m just coding in an IDE or browsing in Firefox.
First of all, I also tried tlp
, but it doesn't help either.
- Could the issue be with the battery itself (e.g., wear and tear)? How can I check
- What other power optimization methods can I
- Could Firefox or my IDE (e.g., VS Code) be causing the rapid drain? How can I check this?
- Are there any alternatives to auto-cpufreq that might help?
**My Setup:**
**OS**: - Debian GNU/Linux 12 bookworm (x86-64)
**Inteface**: - Cinnamon Version 5.6.8
**Processor**: - 11th Gen Intel© Core™ i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz × 4
I bought my laptop 2 years ago.
Results of command: upower -i $(upower -e | grep BAT) | grep -E 'energy-full|capacity'
energy-full: 28.8827 Wh
energy-full-design: 37.037 Wh
capacity: 77.9834%
Asked by AslanPAPA
(109 rep)
Mar 9, 2025, 03:00 PM
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