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+powertop: PowerTOP
+powertop:
+powertop: PowerTOP is a Linux tool that finds the software component(s)
+powertop: that make your laptop use more power than necessary while it
+powertop: is idle. As of Linux kernel version 2.6.21, the kernel no
+powertop: longer has a fixed 1000Hz timer tick. This will (in theory)
+powertop: give a huge power savings because the CPU stays in low power
+powertop: mode for longer periods of time during system idle.
+powertop:
+powertop:
+powertop: