Low power Linux: wattOS
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Low power Linux: wattOS
I just thought I would throw this one out there.
"WattOS, as its name suggests, is focused on low power usage and having a small footprint – allowing it to run on older, less powerful hardware. Makes new machines screaming fast also"
http://www.planetwatt.com/
"WattOS, as its name suggests, is focused on low power usage and having a small footprint – allowing it to run on older, less powerful hardware. Makes new machines screaming fast also"
http://www.planetwatt.com/
Indeed I prefer to start with a minimal Debian/Ubuntu installation and then add the packages I need. It`s a pain in the beginning but once you`ve figured out the dependencies you`ll probably end up with something lighter than all those "lightweight" distros.
Another thing I`ve noticed is that LXDE which is often the prefered lightwqeight DE, is more cpu intensive than XFCE and even Gnome. XFCE takes a bit more memory but is consistently more responsive when minimizing/maximizing/moving windows on a PIII @ 833mhz.
Another thing I`ve noticed is that LXDE which is often the prefered lightwqeight DE, is more cpu intensive than XFCE and even Gnome. XFCE takes a bit more memory but is consistently more responsive when minimizing/maximizing/moving windows on a PIII @ 833mhz.
I am very sceptical of linux distros created for specific purpose. Espessially ones that are ubuntu spinoffs
The main big distros can usually be modified to same goal too.
laptop-mode is a great package available to most distributions. It is all-in-one power saving center.
And then add powertop to monitor your CPU power state and tweak whatever causes for wakeup from idle.
I use Arch linux myself. Fastest package updates and can be modified to your goal without compiling/tweaking everything manually
The main big distros can usually be modified to same goal too.
laptop-mode is a great package available to most distributions. It is all-in-one power saving center.
And then add powertop to monitor your CPU power state and tweak whatever causes for wakeup from idle.
I use Arch linux myself. Fastest package updates and can be modified to your goal without compiling/tweaking everything manually
Re: Low power Linux: wattOS
Finally someone has published a review of wattOS and it doesn't look too good. According to the guys at Phoronix
WattOS R4 also doesn't appear to have any definitive power-savings advantages over Ubuntu 11.04, but in fact the average power consumption under the Natty Narwhal is slightly lower.
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Re: Low power Linux: wattOS
Low power Linux(wattos) is based on Ubuntu 10.04..it works good with older and less powerful hardware.
Even if you are non-technical but still you will be okay with the way the desktop works if you used full-fat Ubuntu before.
Even if you are non-technical but still you will be okay with the way the desktop works if you used full-fat Ubuntu before.