Prozessordrossel

"Prozessordrossel" is a software tool that allows you to control your CPU speed using the Linux ACPI interface of 2.6 kernel. This tool is particularly helpful for laptop users who want to conserve power by reducing their processor speed. With Prozessordrossel, you can throttle your CPU, which means it will only run a command every other time, thus reducing power consumption by almost 50%.

To use Prozessordrossel, you need to have the QT4 Developer libraries installed on your computer. The Debian packages required for this are libqt4-dev and qt4-dev-tools. Once you have installed these packages, you can compile Prozessordrossel by uncompressing the files, changing to the source directory, and running "qmake" to create the Makefile, and then "make" to create the program. Next, copy the executable program to your PATH, for instance, /usr/local/bin.

To run Prozessordrossel, click on "Execute command" from the K Menu and enter "kdesu Prozessordrossel". Please note that you need to have enabled ACPI interface and the userspace speed governor in your Linux kernel, which is already enabled in most distributions by default. You should also ensure that no other application, like KLaptop, is running and managing the CPU speed.

Once you have set your CPU speed to your desired value, you can close the application, and the speed will remain at the value you set it. In summary, Prozessordrossel is a useful tool for anyone who wants to control their CPU's speed and conserve power.