Source
Code
TLP’s source code is hosted on GitHub. The repository holds the following branches:
main – current development – releases are tagged with VERSION
debian/current – Debian/Ubuntu packaging for current releases (not identical with the official distribution packages)
Obtain the current development version with
git clone https://github.com/linrunner/TLP.git
cd TLP
Checkout the main branch
git checkout main
or a release version
git checkout VERSION
Note
Please base your pull requests on the main branch.
The current changelog for the development version is here.
Download release tarballs at the Release page.
Building Packages
Debian / Ubuntu
Install the required package
packaging-dev – Metapackage providing common packaging tools
Add a Git worktree for the debian/current branch
git worktree add worktree/debian-current debian/current
Symlink the worktree to debian/
ln -s worktree/debian-current/debian debian
Edit debian/changelog to your needs (optional).
Build binary packages with
dpkg-buildpackage -b -tc -i.git
Arch Linux
Packages tracking the main branch are available in the AUR:
Installing from Source
If applicable, uninstall any existing TLP packages using your package manager.
Install all dependencies as listed in Dependencies.
Stop and remove conflicting tools such as power-profiles-daemon (refer to Dependencies).
Checkout the main branch and change to the TLP/ directory as described in the Code section above.
Install:
# Please copy and save the complete output for further reference sudo make install install-man
Enable the services:
sudo systemctl enable --now tlp-pd.service sudo systemctl enable --now tlp.service
Note
Depending on your distribution, make install might not produce a working TLP installation. Check Makefile options to adapt to specific requirements. However, this is not necessary in many cases.
Removing a Source Install
In the TLP/ directory:
sudo make uninstall uninstall-man
Warning
Please do not use to remove a package-based installation!