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How to Maximize the Battery Life on Your Linux Laptop

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 21, 2010

“Power saving is a hot topic for laptop users who need to get
things done when they are on the move and running on limited
battery energy. Here is a list of smart Linux tricks to save
battery power.

“According to Less Watts.org, the leading source for power
saving tips on Linux, the following components of our computer
consumes most of our battery life and we can lengthen our battery
life by tweaking them:

1. Ethernet Network Controller
2. WiFi/Wireless
3. Graphic and Display
4. Processor
5. Disks and File System
6. Software

“We will show you some basic battery energy saving tips and some
advanced hardware tweaks in Ubuntu.

“Basic Battery Energy Saving Tips”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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