On Tue, Nov 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM derlyne <[email protected]> wrote:
> The package to install to manage power profiles is > `power-profiles-daemon`. It provides the system service and the > `powerprofilesctl` command; the required dependencies are installed > automatically. > > sudo apt install power-profiles-daemon > sudo systemctl enable --now power-profiles-daemon > I already have this installed and running. To display and change profiles graphically, the interface depends on your > desktop environment: GNOME and KDE Plasma include this functionality in > their settings or power-management tools. You generally don’t need to > install a separate package if those components are already installed. > I have KDE. > > Check the detected profiles with: > > powerprofilesctl list > > > “Power Saver” and “Balanced” are normally available; “Performance” depends > on hardware support. > Performance shows up if I boot Fedora and I am able to switch the profiles from the system tray battery widget. Both Fedora and Forky have the 7.2 Linux kernel so it does not appear to be a kernel support issue. > (... gmail...) > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀

