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139 questions linked to/from Is there a power saving application similar to Jupiter?
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Is Ubuntu better on battery than other OS's? [duplicate]
nothing really to say here, except it would be cool to get some examples on what OS's might save me battery life and if you have any suggestions on apps that would save battery on ubuntu that would be ...
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How to put ubuntu into Performance mode [duplicate]
Is there any command i should use to do this or am i just out of luck? have looked at Jupiter but it seems to be obsolete. Is there another program i could install? If so please tell me the name of ...
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How to install Jupiter on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? [duplicate]
I have made some research how to install Jupiter on Ubuntu 14.04:
In therory:
download the program (noarch.rpm) from sourceforge
convert .rpm into .deb, by using alien program;
add missing jupiter ...
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Optimize Ubuntu 13.04 for netbook (Dell Mini 10v) [duplicate]
I have some slight glitches running Ubuntu 13.04 in my old beloved Dell Mini 10v. How can I optimize the graphics for it?
It has got 1Gb of RAM and an N270 Atom processor. Very minimal graphics too.
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Thinkpad X1 Carbon - terrible battery life on Raring [duplicate]
Two days ago my new Thinkpad X1 Carbon arrived. It reportedly has "up to 8.2 hours of battery life".
I installed 13.04 Raring Ringtail (x64) on it a day after it was released, and then gnome-shell.
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tlp vs laptop-mod-tools [duplicate]
my laptop battery got empty soon and I installed bumblebee and tlp, now I have about 3hour battery energy more than before on my laptop.
and now I found there is an other powermanagement for ubuntu ...
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How to install Jupiter on Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I am currently running 12.04 and I can't get Jupiter to install on my computer.
These are the commands I am running to install it:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter
sudo apt-get update
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Ubuntu 13.04 - High temperature [duplicate]
I've always used Ubuntu. I installed the version (13.04) and I have a problem: the CPU's temperature is high also in normal condition.
This is the response of lm-sensors:
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: ...
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Where can I find power manager program in Lenovo Thinkpad E530 edge? [duplicate]
I am using Linux for the first time and I am using Ubuntu 12.04
I am trying to find power manager on Thinkpad Lenovo, like what we have on Windows 7.
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how to save battery in ubuntu 14.04 LTS [duplicate]
Am using a laptop so need efficient use of battery, so that i can get long backup.
i have seen some videos that shows we can use jupiter applet and save our battery but when i try for my laptop there ...
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How to run Ubuntu 12.10 on a Laptop with maximum power saving? [duplicate]
I have a Toshiba L500-21T with Intel core I3 M330 2.13GHZ having 4 cores
with Amd Mobility Rdeon 4500 Graphic card, 360Gb HD and 6GB DDR3 RAM.
How can I run my lappy smoothly while giving me ...
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How to install Jupiter in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander? [duplicate]
I used to use "Jupiter" on previous Ubuntu versions, but now I can't find a way to install it in the newer version of Ubuntu. Is there a way to download it?
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How to switch off devices and ports for power saving in Lubuntu? [duplicate]
In Windows Vista I can switch off via power management:
PCI Express
Modem port
Optical DVD drive
Via network connection I disable:
Blutooth
How can I do similar in Lubuntu? Under Power Manager I don'...
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Maximal power-saving on a laptop when sleep/hibernate is not possible? [duplicate]
I use a very portable laptop with Ubuntu running. On that laptop, neither sleep nor hibernate works reliably (it works sometimes and it doesn't the other times).
I'm not asking how one can get them ...
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Script to tell 12.04 Kernel to maintain battery power saving features on AC [duplicate]
Laptop runs perfectly cool on battery but immediately I remove the battery the laptop goes all guns blazing and begins to overheat. How can I instruct the Kernel to maintain the power saving features (...
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How to get Jupiter in Ubuntu Gnome [duplicate]
So I switched from ubuntu to gnomebuntu today, and proceeded to try and install all the apps that I had found invaluable with ubuntu. I have run into a road block with jupiter, and was wondering if ...
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How to optimize power consumption for Ivy Bridge? [duplicate]
I'm new in Ubuntu 13.04 and wondering what I should do to get the lowest power consumption settings for an Ivy Bridge CPU.
Are there any changes to make in the terminal or something?
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Battery reduced by 50%> How to make my battery last longer than windows 7 for HP pavilion g7? [duplicate]
I have a HP Pavilion g7-1204sa 17.3 inch Laptop PC AMD Quad-Core A6-3400M Processor, RAM 6GB.
I am attempting to make my laptop to last longer on Lubuntu or Ubuntu OS than windows 7. It currently ...
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Fan - always on: Battery drain too high in Ubuntu 12.10 x64 [duplicate]
I bought an Asus U36 ultrabook some time ago, because it had 4-6 battery hours (average real values).
Now that I updated to Ubuntu 12.10 x64, My battery lasts less than 3:15 with the type of use I ...
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30 w discharge and half the windows uptime [duplicate]
I'm new to linux and I installed ubuntu 11.10 x64. I got a HP Envy 14 laptop (i7 second gen) and my batterytime is half the uptime I get in windows 7. Now I got 2hours and it discharges in 30w. In ...
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Energy Saving on Ubuntu PC's (not Laptops!) [duplicate]
Can I use software designed for power saving on laptops on Home PC. (not a laptop)
Or maybe someone could suggest alternative tools designed for saving power on PC desktop?
What are the other steps ...
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Energy saving measures in Ubuntu desktop computers / PCs [duplicate]
What tools or measures are available for saving energy in desktop computers / PCs?
Is there an easy way to switch between GUI and CLI that really stops and starts GUI to minimise the power ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 overheating my laptop [duplicate]
I use dell Inspiron 5520 laptop with latest BIOS version A13 with 4GB RAM and Intel core i5 processor.
Recently I have removed Windows 8 and installed Ubuntu 12.04 by disabling the UEFI mode. Since ...
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Are i915 kernel options still required with 13.04? [duplicate]
My /etc/default/grub has these kernel options, which were required to improve battery life when I originally installed 12.04:
pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915....
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how do I extend battery from lacking? [duplicate]
I wanna ask you guys about extending battery. I run precise, My laptop can't work more than 1 hour, after it's fully charged. The notification after I unplug the charger only shows 0:45. How can I ...
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Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks
This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on ...
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How do I make Powertop changes permanent?
I'm on a Compaq 615 and it's fan is loud. Not much you can do about that but I'm trying to keep the CPU/GPU as cool as possible. This is what Powertop has to say:
If I change all of them to "good", ...
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How can I prevent iwconfig power management from being turned on?
I am affected by this bug: 869502.
A workaround which seems to stop the kernel panics for me is to disable wlan0 power management:
sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off
However it seems to automatically ...
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Is system cleanup/optimization needed
Does Ubuntu need regular cleanups like Windows. For example:
Cleaning the logs
Temporary files
Package cache
Dependencies left over
I am not referring to web browsers only.
In case I never do a ...
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Why does my computer get less battery life with Ubuntu compared to Windows?
Last year I purchased a Dell Inspiron 5315 laptop shipping with Windows 7 preinstalled. I installed Ubuntu 10.10 alongside it with dual-booting. On upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10, I was upset to find I now ...