• horrorslice@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    2 months ago

    Whenever I try Linux on my laptops, I always seem to have issues with sleep/resume from closing the lid.

    While my wife’s Macbooks battery lasts for like 18 hours.

    • WammKD@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 months ago

      Maybe the brand? I generally use HP and Dell (and Debian/Ubuntu) and, while always bracing for something not to work, have generally not run into any issues.

    • ThefuzzyFurryComrade@pawb.socialOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 months ago

      I can get ~20hrs of battery life thanks to the fact that I can carry 4 expernal batteries for my laptop, I am using Debian w. Xfce. I also had the issue of it not properly suspending on closing the lid, this solved the issue for me.

      • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 months ago

        Man I have old laptop I love to install Linux on, but don’t have jump drive that transfer the software on. How else can install it on my old HP laptop?