limit-battery-charging-to-80-capacity-Ubuntu.md

Limit battery charging to 80 capacity Ubuntu

1. Install TLP:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tlp
# Check what package needed for battery:
sudo tlp-stat -b

# If acpi_call is recommended
sudo apt install acpi-call-dkms

# If smapi is recommended
sudo apt install tp-smapi-dkms

2. Open config file of TLP

sudo gedit /etc/tlp.conf

3. Find the lines regarding battery settings, remove the leading # for comment and maybe insert the value you want

START_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0=75
STOP_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0=80

4. Restart tlp

sudo tlp start

5. Error:

if occur error:

>>> Invoke 'systemctl mask power-profiles-daemon.service' to correct this!

Run:

sudo apt remove power-profiles-daemon

Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/34452/how-can-i-limit-battery-charging-to-80-capacity