You can either use /sys/ file system or command line acpi or upower. You must login as root user. Open the Terminal application and type any one of the following command.
| Tutorial details | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty level | Easy |
| Root privileges | No |
| Requirements | None |
| Est. reading time | 1m |
Linux GUI tool to check your laptop battery health
Click on battery icon in the sidebar or top bar right side battery icon. You will get an window as follows:
Fig.01: Linux Laptop power statistics application in action
Linux command to check your laptop battery health
The syntax is:
acpi
OR
acpi -ib
OR
upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
Sample outputs:
Fig.02: acpi command output
Here is output from upower command:
Fig.03: upower command output
How Do I Get CPU Temperature Data?
- See our FAQ: Linux Read CPU Temperature Sensor Chip Data
How Do I Read Hard Disk Temperature?
- See our Tip: Linux: Monitor hard disks temperature with hddtemp
See also
- Man pages: proc(5)
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Hello, I use upower and it shows me 0W energy-rate, is that a bad thing?