KPowersave is a small panel applet which allows you to control all power management functions supported by your system with just a few clicks on the desktop. You can track power consumption and CPU frequency, choose another power management scheme to match the tasks your system is facing, and send your system into suspend or standby state by just clicking the applet.

Tracking the Current State

For a quick check of how your system is doing and which power management measures have been taken, left-click the KPowersave panel icon.

Figure 9.1. Tracking the Current Power Management State

Apart from telling you at which speed your CPU or CPUs are running, KPowersave provides detailed information on the power saving mode your system is in:

Current Scheme

Power management settings can be tied in to certain requirements your system needs to meet. This is done by assigning schemes.

Set brightness supported

Some hardware supports the dimming of your monitor's brightness as a means to save power.