(K)ubuntu @ Asus Eee PC 1001HA - request for advise.

[Bas Roufs]

Hey Dotan and everybody!

> Hi Bas. It is common to see battery usage differences between Linux
> and Windows. In the past it was usually to Linux's advantage, however,
> with the advent of Composting window managers in Linux now
> Windows

Two questions in this context.

Question 1. What means here 'composting window managers'?

Question 2. Is there anything I can do in the longer run to help
contributing to the development of a more power-economic Kubuntu/ KDE
- in a way doable for me taking into account my still limited and
modest Linux experience?
If so, do I need to take into account what our neighbours working at
OpenSuse have found out regarding power consumption and KDE4 - at the
forum indicated by you today in this thread?

Another option I am considering with a view to contributing to a
power-economic Kubuntu, is to carry out comparative experiments with 3
operating systems at the same netbook:
the WIN7 OS coming with the netbook, for the time being at a separate partition;
Kubuntu Karmic netbook remix at another partition - installed in the
way advised by some others who haver contributed to this thread;
some different Linux distro - either inside 'Virtualbox' within
Kubuntu, or at a separate partition. This third distro could be
Xubuntu or Moblin.
Could such comparative experiments be useful?

> often gets the better battery life. Using a composting windows manager
> in Windows can will reduce it's battery life to closer to Linux's, and
> disabling composing can increase Linux's battery life.
What means here: 'to compose a window'?

> ... lowering screen brightness
Clear.


> disabling wifi/bluetooth, and others (just google it).

Clear.

After getting started with the netbook, I will keep this forum posted
about my battery experience - with a view to evaluating the
interaction between Kubuntu and the specific battery I will work with.

> The powertop application
> can help the user figure out where his battery life is going.

Final question for now. "Powertop application": from Kubuntu at
previous laptops I remember a kind of battery icon at the panel. It
indicated the power used and still available.  Is that the application
you are aiming at?


Respectfully yours,

Bas Roufs