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g33zr

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From: State of Confusion

Registered: 2015-09-30

Posts: 281

Back again!

After a very long hiatus, I'm running BunsenLabs again. My aging System76 laptop seems to have lost its oomph and other distros devour the already weak battery (even new, a battery only lasts about 3 hrs.). I use the laptop for writing and research if I'm not on my desktop workstation, so I don't a lot of bells and whistles and don't use it for more than an hour or two. Meanwhile, I like what I see--quite an evolution from good old CrunchBang #!

Kudos to Damo and crew for Helium! It looks great and the install was fast and smooth. 

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johnraff

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From: Nagoya, Japan

Registered: 2015-09-09

Posts: 5,965

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Re: Back again!

Hi g33zr welcome back to the Lab!

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g33zr

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From: State of Confusion

Registered: 2015-09-30

Posts: 281

Re: Back again!

Thanks, John. BL is great for this old laptop, even though the specs are still pretty good. At least I'm able to squeeze out a bit more battery life. If the Mrs. didn't use the desktop, I'd be tempted to run it there too. I really love the lean, clean look of BL! 

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martix

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Registered: 2016-02-19

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Re: Back again!

Welcome to the forum!

For even more battery time one can also try to tinker with Laptop Mode Tools and/or Powertop.

hhh

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Registered: 2015-09-17

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Re: Back again!

Hey g33zr! Thanks for the compliments, and welcome back.

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g33zr

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From: State of Confusion

Registered: 2015-09-30

Posts: 281

Re: Back again!

Martix, I'm running Powertop. I think it's time to replace the battery.

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AI

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Registered: 2017-04-26

Posts: 8

Re: Back again!

For a simple life  I'm in deep agreement with you !

( keeps me happy especially when other OSes come tumbling down on upgrade 2x )

Snappy live-usb install keeps me coming back for more !

..... I'm running BunsenLabs again.....

DeepDayze

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From: In Linux Land

Registered: 2017-05-28

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Re: Back again!

Martix, I'm running Powertop. I think it's time to replace the battery.

+1 as laptop batteries start losing their oomph after the first 2 years. I'd certainly replace the battery if it no longer holds a full charge and discharges so quickly.

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