A Linux software program designed as an ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) client.
This program functions by accessing the /proc/acpi or /sysfs entries to get/set acpi values. As a result, computers running on a Linux kernel from the 2.4.x or 2.6.x series with acpi enabled can only use it. On a side note, AcpiTool was developed on a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 running Slackware 10.1 with kernel 2.6.11.
To develop the software, the creators were motivated to refurbish their C/C++ programming skills, which had been dormant for quite some time. Since the application comes as open-source software, distributable under the GNU GPL license, it is free to use.
For installation of the source version, one must begin by unpacking the source tarball: tar zxvf acpitool.x.y.z.tar.gz or tar jxvf acpitool.x.y.z.tar.bz2. `cd' to the directory containing the source code and type `configure' to generate the Makefiles. From there, type `make' to compile the package, `make install' to install the program and any data files and documentation, and `make clean' if you want to remove program binaries and object files from the source code directory.
Version 0.5.1: N/A