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  1. Can I use software designed for power saving on laptops on Home PC. (not a laptop)

  2. Or maybe someone could suggest alternative tools designed for saving power on PC desktop?

  3. What are the other steps required to reduce energy consuming under Ubuntu?

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Muzaffar
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  • -all the power saving options Jupiter used to be able to change are built into the kernel. - see http://askubuntu.com/questions/285434/is-there-a-power-saving-application-similar-to-jupiter The list here is comprehensive. – Rinzwind Jan 11 '15 at 08:04
  • I am not looking for a Jupiter alternative.I would like to know if those apps are useful for non-laptop computer to reduce energy connsuming. – Muzaffar Jan 11 '15 at 09:53

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  1. Yes!

  2. No, not needed.

  3. Easy: just type the following command to get a list of all power-related applications in the Ubuntu repository:

     apt-cache search power | grep --ignore-case --invert-match powerful | grep --ignore-case --invert-match powerpc | grep --ignore-case power

Free extra: Turning off and unplugging your PC not only reduces its power consumption to 0% but also raises its security level to 100%!

;-)

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Fabby
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  • Accepting the answer would be appreciated as it's 100% correct and an upvote for the laugh you had would be tremendous! ;-) – Fabby Jan 11 '15 at 21:22
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    Thank you for understanding the question and not being too lazy to read it up to the end! I know it doesn't make much difference when you are using only one computer but this information may be useful for large companies using a lot of machines for business use. – Muzaffar Jan 12 '15 at 14:48
  • Muzaffar, the hardware used in PCs is not that different from those on laptops (and I'm old enough to remember a monitor turning itself off automatically had a big wow factor 25 years ago... (Yes, I'm an old fart!) ;-) – Fabby Jan 12 '15 at 14:50