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Ask HN: Which Linux disto is the most power efficient?
- lutusp 13y agoYou need to provide some context, otherwise I'm obliged to answer "Android" based on the small amount of power required by the platforms on which it runs.
- ericthegoodking 13y ago-For a programmer ,developing web apps (Ruby & JavaScript)
- lutusp 13y agoAs before, you need to provide some context. Do you mean electrical power, psychic power, or processing power? Which of the many meanings of "power" did you have in mind?
- sp332 13y agoThere are lots of tweaks you can make to a stock Ubuntu system to save power. I'd start with XFCE since it uses less power than Unity or Gnome 3. Then use TLP to tweak the rest of your power settings. http://askubuntu.com/questions/285434/is-there-a-power-saving-application-similar-to-jupiter/285681#285681 http://askubuntu.com/questions/285434/is-there-a-power-savin...
- runjake 13y agoIn general, it's not about what distro you install per se, it's about what processes you have running. Your best bet is to start with a more minimal distro like Crunchbang or Debian and only install what you need. Then use something like Powertop or whatever the current hotness is, to analyze per-process power usage.
- lsiebert 13y agoI found that xubuntu used more power than Linux Mint xfce. Not sure why. If you can manage in a virtual tty without X, the power savings are noticeable. But by far the biggest savings will be disabling ethernet/wifi and reducing screen brightness.
- lsiebert 13y agoI found that xubuntu used more power than Linux Mint xfce. Not sure why. If you can manage in a virtual tty without X, the power savings are noticeable. But by far the biggest savings will be disabling ethernet/wifi and reducing screen brightness.