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In Ubuntu 10.10, I added the CPU scaling applet on my panel in order to control the CPU frequency scaling. Since Unity no longer has a panel that supports applets, what mechanism do I use in 11.04 to achieve the same goal?

Jorge Castro
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There's a special app-indicator, Cpufreq.

App-Indicator

Install Indicator-Cpufreq

I hope this helped you,

Daniel

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omnidan
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  • It's unfortunate that it's neither a part of ubuntu (a PPA), nor something that can be added easily (without running alt-f2). – Mike Axiak Apr 15 '11 at 13:20
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    @Mike You could add it to your `startup applications` so you don't have to start it every time – omnidan Apr 15 '11 at 14:26
  • the only thing this app lets me choose from is powersave and performance. nothing else. – phil294 Mar 28 '16 at 23:42
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There is also a program called jupiter.

Jupiter

Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jupiter/files/

  1. 3 perfomance mode
  2. disable wifi/bluetooth/touchpad
  3. change screen resolutions
  4. rotate the display
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  • the question asks explicitly for something that works with indicators. – hasen May 01 '11 at 17:28
  • The question does not include "indicator". Question asks for a "mechanism". Nevertheless it does what is asked for and works better than any other I have used. – Rinzwind May 01 '11 at 17:36
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    I think it is a good answer because it makes people aware of more/other alternatives that may suit them better. Even if I do agree with that the answer mentioning the indicator is superior, IMHO. – Anders Hansson May 04 '11 at 08:36
  • ok fine, the question explicitly asks for something that works outside gnome-panel, or rather, something that works with Unity. Your screeshot looks nothing like Unity. – hasen May 11 '11 at 03:46
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    Btw there is a PPA for this: `ppa:webupd8team/jupiter` – Cas May 14 '11 at 23:57
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I know this has been answered already, but I found this link very easy to install the CPU Frequency Scaling.

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    Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Eliah Kagan Jul 22 '12 at 21:10
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you can also create a launcher. Right click on desktop, select "create launcher" name it, icon it, and put "indicator-cpufreq" as the command. then drag it to the unity launcher. I have a folder in home which keeps my desktop free of launcher clutter while the applet war wraps up.

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