Opinions on tlp vs. powerprofilectl?

[AidanofVT]

Hello.
I’m just poking around Endeavour OS, and I’m wondering about laptop battery preservation. It seems like power-profile-daemon, installed by default, is doing an okay job with my Intel i5-124OP. However, I know that some people absolutely swear by the tlp utility.

What have your experiences been with these two power managers? Are there any other tools I should know about?

[dalto]

Welcome to the forum!!

This same question came up two days ago. You might check out that post.

TLP or Power-Profiles for Battery Life

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