• @yokonzo
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    220 days ago

    Linux is pretty green at least

    • @[email protected]
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      20 days ago

      Well I can argue with that because Linux systems usually consume more energy than identical systems with other operating systems though they are probably less green due to having a lot of cloud and ad related tech built in.

      • prole
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        220 days ago

        Linux systems usually consume more energy than identical systems with other operating systems

        Is this true?

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          20 days ago

          Yes, at least on battery powered PCs. Other kinds of machines may be more efficient on Linux but I guess these are mostly cases when there are no big and well developed proprietary solutions for them.

          • prole
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            120 days ago

            I imagine it varies wildly by distro, hardware, use-case, etc.

              • prole
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                220 days ago

                Surely use-case is important? Someone running a server that’s on 24/7 vs. someone running it on a laptop or desktop that they shut down every day.

                • @[email protected]
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                  120 days ago

                  I was talking about comparing the efficiency between operating systems. That requires the use case to be the same. Comparing different use cases is unfair.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        119 days ago

        That’s not ture atleast on my system, I played modded Minecraft for 4 hours on performance mode and I still have 15% to spare, I also watch BCS for an season and it’s only drain 60% on power saving mode

          • @[email protected]OP
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            119 days ago

            I used win10 1 years and I don’t remember exactly what the power consumption is like but I think it probably worse because of win10 use more on CPU and RAM for anti-malware and telemetry