acpid software package provides Advanced Configuration and Power Interface event daemon, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install acpid
acpid is installed in your system.
Make ensure the acpid package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep acpid *
You will get with acpid package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | acpid |
| Version | 1:2.0.10-1ubuntu3 |
| Description | Advanced Configuration and Power Interface event daemon |
| Sub Section | Admin |