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Arson

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Registered: 2025-10-31

Posts: 1

TLP installation doubt

While reading the installation procedure for TLP on the wiki, it is unclear to me whether or not I need to mask the service systemd-rfkill.service and socket  systemd-rfkill.socket if I don't install tlp-rdw.

The wiki seems to indicate I should mask those but since I don't install the component responsible for enabling or disabling wifi and bluetooth, I assume that I should keep rfkill service active. Can someone confirm this thought ?

Last edited by Arson (2025-10-31 23:11:57)

linrunner

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Registered: 2013-04-21

Posts: 56

Re: TLP installation doubt

Hi,

if you don't install tlp-rdw and also don't configure any of these conflicting settings (for which the base package tlp is responsible)

- RESTORE_DEVICE_STATE_ON_STARTUP=
- DEVICES_TO_DISABLE_ON_STARTUP=
- DEVICES_TO_ENABLE_ON_STARTUP=
- DEVICES_TO_ENABLE_ON_AC=
- DEVICES_TO_DISABLE_ON_BAT=
- DEVICES_TO_DISABLE_ON_BAT_NOT_IN_USE=

then you don't need to disable said services.

Last edited by linrunner (2025-11-01 16:08:14)

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