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Why does Linux have such a terrible sleep? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 days ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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In 8 hours it uses 20% of the battery. When Windows or Mac are put to sleep, the damn things can sleep for a week! This is the case with Linux on multiple laptops.

Is there some kind of manipulation going by ring -1 that detects Linux is running? Is Linux not respecting some procedure and kissing a step?

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[–] ventilcheck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

its annoying. i cope with the sleep then hibernate after 30min setting

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 2 points 2 days ago

I think my current Dell laptop is fine. It'll lose some amount of percent each day. But most of it is still there after two or three days.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 days ago

Kubuntu on my laptop sleeps really well, I can leave it in my backpack for days and it will lose less than 10%, better than when it was running Windows

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

SWAP avenger here. And they said SWAP partitions were old hat.. Pah!

I have an Acer Swift 3:2 running Manjaro with a swap partition encrypted with LUKS2. I recently got a new laptop so poor old Swifty been languishing in a messenger bag.

The important distinction here being that my lid is tied to hibernate, not sleep, because fuck sleep mode.. why do I want my laptop in "low power mode"? So I can charge it as soon as I open it? No thanks!

Three months pass. Crap can't seem to connect to my VNC over SSH, hmm, what to do.. I wonder if my Acer can connect?

Pull old Swifty out of the bag, open it up, enter decryption key, it's on in moments, 95% battery.

Skill issue? (I'm joking, or am I?) 🐸

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[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This, Bluetooth, WiFi, screen scaling. 2026 and Linux nuts still tell people it’ll just work 🤣

[–] antianarchist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I am impressed how you seem to be worse at using Linux than my 80yo parents. There is a term for this: PEBKAC.

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