Poor battery backups in Ubuntu?

[Yorvyk]

On 02/06/13 07:53, Sabniveesu Shashank wrote:
> Hi!
>
> We, a group of 3 FOSS enthusiasts, started using Ubuntu on our laptops.
> The only complaint is with the battery life.
>
> Me               -  just replaced my battery; will have to observe for a
> few days (Wait!! Is this replacement a side-effect of Ubuntu??)
>
> Friend 1&2 - In Windows 6 hrs
>                     Ubuntu   3.5 hrs
>
> Why do many posts over the Internet too complain this way?
>
> Is it true that 'Ubuntu damages your battery/ not as good as Windows in
> this matter' ?
>
>
I've seen claims that linux damages batteries, but no evidence. As for 
run time on batteries, this seems to be very hardware dependent. Have a 
look at 
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/improve-power-usage-battery-life-in.html 
which may help.

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Steve