Best distribution for battery usage

batteryl · 08-08-2015, 08:40 AM

which one linux distro is actually the best one for person who want enjoy long battery life? My battery is 4700Mah and I have drr3 ram and dual core pentium cpu so I wonder which one distribution will be LITERALLY the best one, macs have optimized os to it's specifications but still...

genss · 08-08-2015, 09:07 AM

something lite, like something openbox-y (crunchbang?)
no compositing
no conky and things like that
powertop
hibernation when useful

in the end firefox will eat the most

batteryl · 08-08-2015, 09:55 AM

you really telling me to install dead distro? o_0 just wow... there's something newer? c'mon! I can't believe I will have buying powerbank for windows or buying ultrabook...

fatmac · 08-08-2015, 11:47 AM

Welcome aboard.

A light distro is going to use less resources, therefore, presumably, use less power.

(So, take a look at the likes of AntiX, TinyCore, or SliTaz.)

rokytnji · 08-08-2015, 12:28 PM

I still run the beta even though the full final release is already out.

Code:

harry@antix1:~
$ inxi -S
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.16.0-4-686-pae i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.5
           Distro: antiX-15-beta1-V_386-full Killah P 16 March 2015
harry@antix1:~
$ inxi -zv7
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.16.0-4-686-pae i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.8.4)
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.5 dm: slim
           Distro: antiX-15-beta1-V_386-full Killah P 16 March 2015
Machine:   System: Intel product: Intel powered classmate PC v: 3rd Gen
           Mobo: QCI model: Intel powered classmate PC v: 3rd Gen
           Bios: Phoenix v: HP94510A.86A.0035.2009.0427.2020 date: 04/27/2009
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB
           flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3191
           clock speeds: min/max: 800/1600 MHz 1: 1333 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Memory:    Using dmidecode: you must be root to run dmidecode
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:27ae
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.2 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x600@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.6.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.0-4-686-pae
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000
           bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
           driver: rt2800usb v: 2.3.0 usb-ID: 001-004 chip-ID: 148f:3070
           IF: wlan0 state: N/A mac: N/A
           WAN IP: <filter> IF: eth0 ip: N/A ip-v6: N/A
           IF: wlan0 ip: <filter> ip-v6: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 60.0GB (24.4 used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK6028GA size: 60.0GB serial: Y8EMW5AWW
           Optical: No optical drives detected.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15G used: 5.5G (40) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           label: antiX15root uuid: 66edc50e-9cb4-4d92-a5a0-0ac3c1c6a84c
           ID-2: /media/_data size: 37G used: 4.5G (13%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           label: /data uuid: e3728887-6e16-4261-b727-4772665997e9
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.24GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
           label: N/A uuid: 382f5510-30a9-4453-abf2-ed218834396d
RAID:      No RAID data: /proc/mdstat missing-is md_mod kernel module loaded?
Unmounted: No unmounted partitions detected
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 106 Uptime: 4:10 Memory: 380.5/2012.9MB
           Init: SysVinit v: 2.88 runlevel: 5 default: 5
           Gcc sys: 4.9.3 alt: 4.8
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.391 running in roxterm) inxi: 2.2.25 
harry@antix1:~
$ cat /etc/debian_version
stretch/sid
harry@antix1:~
$ acpi -b
Battery 0: Discharging, 38%, 01:46:03 remaining

By the way. Crunchbang aint dead

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...se-4175546795/
Edit:
Been running on a old used battery for 4 hours now.

genss · 08-08-2015, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batteryl

you really telling me to install dead distro? o_0 just wow...

why do i even bother ?

ondoho · 08-08-2015, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatmac

A light distro is going to use less resources, therefore, presumably, use less power.

...but at the same time it should have the right tweaks & utilities to also save power.
it's an interesting question. i had to set it up myself, but maybe there is a distro out there dedicated to that?
distrowatch has a netbook category, maybe that helps...

oh, @genss: my heartfelt sympathies!

there is, btw, also bunsenlabs, which, i heard, is much more stable then the term "alpha" suggests.