Asus Battery Health Charging Script for Linux

Author: @sakibulalikhan

Asus laptops come with a built-in feature called Asus Battery Health Charging, which is often part of the MyAsus application. This feature allows users to set a charging threshold (typically 60%) when their laptop is connected to AC power. Keeping the battery charge at 60% helps mitigate heating issues, improves performance, and significantly prolongs the overall lifespan of the laptop battery.

Unfortunately, this feature is only available on Windows operating systems, leaving Linux users—including those on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop OS, Fedora, Arch, and others—without official support. This lack of support can discourage users from switching to Linux despite its performance advantages.

Fortunately, there is a solution! This script provides Linux users with the ability to implement battery charging thresholds, making Asus Battery Health Charging available across multiple Linux distributions.

The script has been tested on various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, PopOS, Elementary OS, Zorin OS, Fedora, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Arch, Manjaro, and EndoverOS.

Usage

To use the script, run the following command in your terminal:

abh [-t <charge_threshold>] [-r] [-v] [-h]

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Usage: /usr/bin/abh [-t <charge_threshold>] [-r] [-v] [-h]
Options:
  -t <charge_threshold>  Set the charge threshold (default: 60)
  -r                     Remove the charge threshold
  -v                     Enable verbose mode
  -h                     Display this help message

❓Options

-t <charge_threshold>: Sets the charge threshold (default: 60%). This option allows users to specify a custom charge threshold.

-r: Removes the charge threshold. Use this option to disable battery health charging.

-v: Enables verbose mode. This option provides additional output for troubleshooting.

-h: Displays the help message. Use this option to view usage instructions.

Installation

You can install the script easily by running the following commands:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sakibulalikhan/asus-battery-health/main/abh && sudo mv abh /usr/bin/ && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/abh && abh

Manual Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/sakibulalikhan/asus-battery-health.git

Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd asus-battery-health-script

Give execution permission to the script:

sudo chmod +x abh

Run the script:

sh abh

Or

./abh

⚡ How to Use

Set the charge threshold to 60% (default)

abh -t  # Sets the charge threshold to 60%

Set the charge threshold to a custom value (e.g., 80%)

abh -t 80  # Sets the charge threshold to 80%

Run the script in verbose mode

abh -t 80 -v  # Sets the charge threshold to 80% and enables verbose mode

View help message

abh -h  # Displays help information

Remove the charge threshold

abh -r  # Removes the charge threshold

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, improvements, or bug fixes, feel free to create an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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