(12.2.1-en) Battery

This article shows battery settings options in IGEL OS.

Menu path: System > Power Options > Battery

Battery Notification

Critical battery level (percentage)

Percentage of remaining battery charge deemed critical. (Default: 5)

Critical battery action

Action to be taken in the event of a critical charge level
Possible options:

Do nothing
Show warning (Default)
Run command
Run command in terminal

Critical command

Command that is executed when a critical charge level is reached. (Default: Shutdown)

Low battery level (percentage)

Percentage of remaining battery charge deemed low. (Default: 10)

Low battery action

Action to be taken in the event of a low charge level
Possible options:

Do nothing
Show warning (Default)
Run command
Run command in terminal

Low command

Command that is executed when a low charge level is reached. (Default: Shutdown)

Battery Tray Icon

Show battery tray icon on desktop

☑ The battery icon is shown in the taskbar. (Default)

☐ The battery icon is not shown.

The icon is dynamic and represents the state of the battery charge. For example,

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is displayed when the battery is charging.

Battery Tray App

The battery tray app shows information for all available batteries, including multiple internal batteries and batteries of connected bluetooth devices.

Hovering over the battery tray icon displays information on the charge level. Clicking the icon displays the battery tray app with details on the battery status and the option for setting the CPU power plan regulation.

The CPU power plan is set for the current mode in use (AC or Battery). The CPU power plan can be set for all modes under System > Power Options > System. For the description of the power plans, see (12.2.1-en) System 1.