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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Please share your power optimizations to maximize battery life (lemdro.id)

submitted 8 months ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've installed TLP on my Lenovo ThinkBook laptop and was wondering if there are additional steps I can take to extend the battery life when using the laptop unplugged.

Could you please share more tips and tricks for maximizing battery life on Linux laptops?

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[–] Sina@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

if battery is the priority the single biggest gain I can recommend is to use xorg with compositing off. (Gnome cannot do this, KDE can, if you use a WM then don't use Picom etc)

If you can tolerate screen tearing you can save a significant amount of power while web browsing.

[–] mfat@lemdro.id 1 points 8 months ago

I use KDE only. I'll surely give this a try thank you.