Thursday, May 10, 2012

Battery Status From Linux Command Line

When you are running a CLI or a minimal desktop environment on a laptop/netbook/notebook, it is necessary to check battery status for some reasons. 'acpi' is a system tool to provide easy human-readable battery status and information. For installing 'acpi' on Ubuntu or Debian systems, type this:
apt-get install acpi
You must be root to do that. Use 'sudo' for Ubuntu/Mint systems. Now, type 'acpi' to see battery status. I got this with a fully charged battery:
# acpi
Battery 0: Full, 100%, rate information unavailable

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