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Why does Linux have such a terrible sleep? (programming.dev)
submitted 6 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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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

two days

I think that's just how sleep works. Turn the thing off or put it in hibernation if i you're mid game and think it'll be days

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

That's not how sleep works for other devices. With a game running it's about a day, which I don't have an issue with. But in idle standby or especially shutdown it shouldn't consume that much power.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I'm not sure it's consuming power when shut down?

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

It clearly seems so. When I shut it down at full charge and don't use it for a while, it's dead.

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