How to run Ubuntu 12.10 on a Laptop with maximum power saving?

Question

I have a Toshiba L500-21T with Intel core I3 M330 2.13GHZ having 4 cores with Amd Mobility Rdeon 4500 Graphic card, 360Gb HD and 6GB DDR3 RAM.

How can I run my lappy smoothly while giving me reasonable battery life and less heat generation. [I don't want to use a cooler.]

This may help: http://askubuntu.com/questions/124292/what-is-the-correct-way-to-install-ati-catalyst-video-drivers — , Oct 24 '12 at 16:35
Check this out. Search for System Requirements on this page. You look good to go though! — dearN, Oct 24 '12 at 17:09
check this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/93654/why-does-my-computer-get-less-battery-life-with-ubuntu-compared-to-windows — Suhaib, Oct 27 '12 at 01:31
I run 12.10 as a secondary OS on my laptop, booting off of an external HDD. My specs are much worse than yours, and i get about 4 hours of bat life by turning the backlight down. Other than the backlight, what kind f power saving features does ubuntu have? — acolyte, Apr 08 '13 at 13:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '13 at 14:10

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try installing jupiter

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jupiter

this may work

answered Mar 08 '13 at 14:10

nagato

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http://askubuntu.com/questions/285434/is-there-a-power-saving-application-similar-to-jupiter/285681#285681 – Qasim Jun 13 '13 at 14:31

fleamour · Answer 2 · 2013-04-08T12:42:36.980

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This may be what you are looking for;

http://www.linrunner.de/en/tlp/tlp.html

TLP is a power management tool for Linux. It brings you the benefits of advanced power management without the need to understand every technical detail.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp

edited Apr 08 '13 at 12:42

answered Apr 07 '13 at 17:19

fleamour

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – guntbert Apr 07 '13 at 17:44
Never heard of this before :-D ... so is this better than jupiter? – Rinzwind Apr 08 '13 at 12:45
Try before & after with PowerTOP. – fleamour Apr 08 '13 at 16:13
http://askubuntu.com/questions/285434/is-there-a-power-saving-application-similar-to-jupiter/285681#285681 – Qasim Jun 13 '13 at 14:30

How to run Ubuntu 12.10 on a Laptop with maximum power saving?

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