An applet that provides various options for improving power management on laptops.
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How do I clear all gnome shell notifications?
I use Jupiter as a power manager. Now I get a good number of notifications from it. I do not have problem with the fact that I get all these notifications.
I do however, want to be able to clear all ...
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How can I change the icon for Jupiter?
I installed Jupiter to try to improve my laptop's performance, and it's doing rather well :D
However, I use the Radiance theme (white windows, white topbar, black indicator applets etc.) and Jupiter ...
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Xfce: some notifications not disappearing
Some of my notifications on XFCE are not disapearing (especially those from jupiter) automatically. Timeout is set to 5 seconds and I can manually close them. What's happening?
I'm using Xubuntu ...
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Does Jupiter really improve battery power?
I installed Jupiter on Ubuntu 11.10 and set the preference mode to "Power Saver" but haven't seen any noticeable difference. Does it really do what it claims?
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Notebook overheating
I'm asking this question because I've tried many tips to solve they don't work and it sounds like a non-fixed bug ubuntu.
My problem is with overheating.
I've recently installed Ubuntu Precise 12.04 ...
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Where do I file bugs for Jupiter applet?
I've downloaded the Juputer power management tool via PPA, and I want to file a bug for it regarding its integration with the unity-panel. Where do I file this? There doesn't appear to be a page under ...
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How to extract archives to file system in terminal?
I installed jupiter and I use the radiance theme so the icon doesnt look right, so I found this answer on how to change it How can I change the icon for Jupiter?. It mentions needing superuser access ...
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How to improve battery life on a HP Pavilion dv6?
I apologise if this question is too similar to the numerous others already asked, but I'm a beginner and I really need your help.
So...I've installed Ubuntu 12.10 a few days ago and I have only been ...
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How does Jupiter work
Jupiter is a powersaving applet, which can switch between maximum power, high power and save power. Definitely it does more than just setting the CPU speed, as the recommendations of powertop change ...
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unity-panel apps running in the background
i noticed that some of my apps are in the background in unity-panel.
the apps are vmware-workstation,jupiter, empathy
this is what i mean
as you can see on the left some of my apps are running but ...
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Dell and Jupiter are they compatible? [closed]
I have installed Jupiter on my Dell Inspiron 1520 with Ubuntu 10.04 but I am not able to choose the mode, I don't have the line "performance mode".
How can that be?
Thank you!
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Is there a non-mono alternative to power saving tool Jupiter? [duplicate]
I'd like a power saving tool similar to Jupiter but without all the mono dependencies.
Does it exist?
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Jupiter temperature units preference?
I'm using Jupiter to manage my CPU speed. Is there a place to change it to display the core temp in Fahrenheit? I can't find the config file.
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Ubuntu 12.10 overheats and fan runs high
I have the problem with my fan constantly and hot CPU. I have a Dell Inspirion 15r special edition. I followed the instructions to load Jupiter to solve this but when I enter:
sudo ...
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HDMI signal interrputs after 10 minutes plugged in a TV
Ubuntu 11.10, Dell Inspiron N4050, VLC, Jupiter
I'm trying to watch movies through HDMI output on a TV,
with VLC, with the notebook unplugged from AC (but with enough battery for 2-3 hours of use), ...
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Revert screen settings on changed by Jupiter
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 and used Jupiter for Betty performance. I have selected "Video displays" to External display only with my Account. My display gone just a black screen.
How can I recover my ...
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Maximum 5 minute battery life with Ubuntu 11.10 on HP laptop
I apologise if this question is too similar to the numerous others already asked, but it seems that my difference in battery life is significantly more noticeable than others that have been reported.
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How to fix Jupiter autostart?
I accidentally delete the option for jupiter applet from Startup Applications. How can I fix it?
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Jupiter does not start
I am new to Ubuntu
Currently using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise)
I installed Jupiter using:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jupiter
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Jupiter seems to break multimonitor setup
If Jupiter is in the startup my multimonitor setup will fail. Instead of two separate desktops the monitors will be mirrored, one over the other with the smaller notebook-desktop in the larger screen:
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Jupiter Changes Display when using volume key bindings
I recently downloaded jupiter on ubuntu 12.04 ASUS U36JC and I noticed that my display would switch from clone to exterior to clone everytime that I used the keys that control the volume. Hit ...
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Is there any equivalent for Jupiter for Kubuntu?
I am looking for a software like Jupiter for my Kubuntu 12.04 to reduce my battery usage.
I want to know, Is there any equivalent for Jupiter for Kubuntu ? or how can i run Jupiter on Kubuntu?
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Can i install “jupiter-support-eee” package on non eee laptop?
I have installed "Jupiter" on my Sony VAIO VPCZ2 laptop. it is very useful for me. I want to know what is the functionality of "jupiter-support-eee" package? is it only for eee netbook? can i install ...
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worth installing Jupiter on Acer Apire Revo?
Would it be worth installing Jupiter (power and device control) on my Acer Aspire Revo net-top ? Would it help my system any or make a difference ?
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Two battery icons after installing “Jupiter” applet, but only in one account
I have three accounts set up on my netbook, and the Jupiter applet installed to help with battery life. However, on my main account (my account) the Jupiter applet has a battery indicator next to it, ...
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How do I change resolution without screen in Jupiter applet?
I have a problem. Screen broke on my netbook, so I decided to connect it to TV. The first thing I did was changing screen resolution with Jupiter Applet to too large, so TV switch off and didn't show ...
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How to install Jupiter on Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
Can someone explain to me how to install jupiter on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail?
I tried sudo apt-get install jupiter and the PPA below only works on 12.04.
sudo add-apt-repository ...
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How to get Jupiter in Ubuntu Gnome [duplicate]
So I switched from ubuntu to gnomebuntu today, and proceeded to try and install all the apps that I had found invaluable with ubuntu. I have run into a road block with jupiter, and was wondering if ...
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Problems with temperature after 13.04 update! [duplicate]
Until the 13.04 update I was using the 12.10 version of Ubuntu, (I have a HP pavilion notebook, 6 GB RAM, i5, ati radeon hd series, ubuntu 64 bit), and I was having no problems with temperature ...
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How can one disable Wi-Fi power management when using Jupiter?
Background and Problem
My laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad X131e 3372-2VU, running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) freezes when Ubuntu tries to manage the wireless interface's power.
I had to manually disable wireless ...
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High CPU temperature and Fan speed in ubuntu 12.04
I am using 12.04 LTS version of ubuntu. In which I am getting High CPU temperature and fan speed from beginning of the system. Temperature remain > 62°C. I am using jupitar but it's not helping in ...
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Jupiter and Volume
I'm using jupiter under Ubuntu 12.10 Quental
When I try to decrease/increase the volume, jupiter's feature to change display settings is triggered, and when I lower the volume (fn+F11 or F12), it ...
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How to restore the jupiter applet icon?
The icon of my Jupiter in applet used to look like this, with Faenza style:
However, I don't know why my Jupiter icon turns into the green one, like this:
I want to know how to restore the icon ...
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How to clear jupiter's notification?
I used an external display some time before. After that there is a notification of 'New Resolution' everytime the startup of my xfce.
Look like this:
This is really annoying, so I want to know how ...
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fan out loud on ubuntu 12.10 [closed]
i just installed ubuntu 12.10 i386, and at first i have two problems.
out loud fan sound
low battery life
my laptop: dell inspiron N4030 with Mobility Radeon HD 5430 Series ATI card.
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Jupiter applet default setting
I would like to start Jupiter in Power saving mode but it always start in Max performance mode. I dopnt have a laptop.Im running it on an assembled desktop.
Any way to do it?
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