CyberPower 1.5.11 User Manual
PowerPanel® for Linux
Inst allation Guide
User’sManual
For
PowerPanelBusinessEdition
Debian Software Package
Rev. 1.5.11
2009/09/03
Rev. 1
2010/08/26
Introduction
The PowerPanel for Linux software is primary to help system to monitor UPS, which has USB or serial port.
The pwrstatd program will run as a daemon process, it startups since system is booting. The pwrstatd
communicates with UPS and help system to do graceful shutdown while the power events are aware. The
other program called pwrstat, which helps user to get status of the UPS and settings of the pwrstatd daemon.
It also allows user to configure the UPS and pwrstatd daemon.
Prerequisite
The root authority is necessary for following instruction. You can use su command to change authority as
root.
Installation
In terminal, change current directory to package location and typing command in x86 Linux as:
dpkg -i powerpanel_ver_i386.deb
Or typing command in x64 Linux as:
dpkg -i powerpanel_ver_amd64.deb
In X Window desktop, open file browser and locate to folder of installation package. Double click on file
powerpanel_ver_i386.deb or powerpanel_ver_amd64.deb according to your system architecture and
following the wizard to finish installation.
Note:
1. The ver denotes a version; you have to replace it by physical one, for example, "1.1".
2. It will show Installation accomplished! message after installation done. The daem on process will st artup
to monitoring UPS immediately.
3. You have to read completely and agree the content of Software License Agreement which file is in
/usr/share/doc/powerpanel/LICENSE after installation.
Un-installation
In terminal, run un-installation command as:
dpkg -r powerpanel
In X Window desktop, open the software management then finds and selects the powerpanel package. Right
click and select delete option then follow the window wizard to finish un-installa tion.
Notice
1. After install deb package finished, you can find more information on /usr/share/doc/powerpanel directory.
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