Battery life decreased drastically after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04
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I had been using only Ubuntu in my laptop for nearly two years, and the battery life with Ubuntu 16.04 was pretty long. It would last for nearly 10-12 hours. But after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, it only lasts for about 3-4 hours (normal light use) and the percentage of the battery decreases with every passing minute. Is there any fix for it?
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I had been using only Ubuntu in my laptop for nearly two years, and the battery life with Ubuntu 16.04 was pretty long. It would last for nearly 10-12 hours. But after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, it only lasts for about 3-4 hours (normal light use) and the percentage of the battery decreases with every passing minute. Is there any fix for it?
upgrade power-management battery
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Do you have two graphics cards? I had the same problem, in 16.04 working good with Nvidia Optimus but it seems to have stopped working. I just disabled it in the BIOS and my battery and heat problems were resolved.
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Jul 29 at 21:05
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I had been using only Ubuntu in my laptop for nearly two years, and the battery life with Ubuntu 16.04 was pretty long. It would last for nearly 10-12 hours. But after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, it only lasts for about 3-4 hours (normal light use) and the percentage of the battery decreases with every passing minute. Is there any fix for it?
upgrade power-management battery
asked Jun 1 at 4:47
prabhupant
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I had been using only Ubuntu in my laptop for nearly two years, and the battery life with Ubuntu 16.04 was pretty long. It would last for nearly 10-12 hours. But after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, it only lasts for about 3-4 hours (normal light use) and the percentage of the battery decreases with every passing minute. Is there any fix for it?
upgrade power-management battery
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Do you have two graphics cards? I had the same problem, in 16.04 working good with Nvidia Optimus but it seems to have stopped working. I just disabled it in the BIOS and my battery and heat problems were resolved.
– JorgeeFG
Jul 29 at 21:05
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Do you have two graphics cards? I had the same problem, in 16.04 working good with Nvidia Optimus but it seems to have stopped working. I just disabled it in the BIOS and my battery and heat problems were resolved.
– JorgeeFG
Jul 29 at 21:05
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Do you have two graphics cards? I had the same problem, in 16.04 working good with Nvidia Optimus but it seems to have stopped working. I just disabled it in the BIOS and my battery and heat problems were resolved.
– JorgeeFG
Jul 29 at 21:05
Do you have two graphics cards? I had the same problem, in 16.04 working good with Nvidia Optimus but it seems to have stopped working. I just disabled it in the BIOS and my battery and heat problems were resolved.
– JorgeeFG
Jul 29 at 21:05
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First read this Ubuntu Help article about Power & battery
If not enought you may want to install TLP
TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux
without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with
a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may
just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to
fulfil your specific requirements.
Install TLP :
sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
Then customize suspend setting : System Settings -> Power -> Suspend & Power Button.
answered Jun 1 at 8:37
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why was this downvoted?
– chovy
Nov 21 at 17:02
dunno... thanks for the up
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I had same problem, and I finally found a solution, (but it may not be your case).
When you log in there is an option button, where you can choose from Gnome classics, Ubuntu and Ubuntu on wayland. I have been using Ubuntu on Wayland (because of some functions), and with this option the battery lasted max. 3 hours. So I changed it to Ubuntu, and now it works perfectly. I also updated the Kernel.
Hope it will work for you.
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First read this Ubuntu Help article about Power & battery
If not enought you may want to install TLP
TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux
without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with
a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may
just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to
fulfil your specific requirements.
Install TLP :
sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
Then customize suspend setting : System Settings -> Power -> Suspend & Power Button.
answered Jun 1 at 8:37
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why was this downvoted?
– chovy
Nov 21 at 17:02
dunno... thanks for the up
– cmak.fr
Nov 23 at 4:48
add a comment |
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First read this Ubuntu Help article about Power & battery
If not enought you may want to install TLP
TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux
without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with
a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may
just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to
fulfil your specific requirements.
Install TLP :
sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
Then customize suspend setting : System Settings -> Power -> Suspend & Power Button.
answered Jun 1 at 8:37
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why was this downvoted?
– chovy
Nov 21 at 17:02
dunno... thanks for the up
– cmak.fr
Nov 23 at 4:48
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up vote
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First read this Ubuntu Help article about Power & battery
If not enought you may want to install TLP
TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux
without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with
a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may
just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to
fulfil your specific requirements.
Install TLP :
sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
Then customize suspend setting : System Settings -> Power -> Suspend & Power Button.
answered Jun 1 at 8:37
cmak.fr
1,6291019
First read this Ubuntu Help article about Power & battery
If not enought you may want to install TLP
TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux
without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with
a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may
just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to
fulfil your specific requirements.
Install TLP :
sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
Then customize suspend setting : System Settings -> Power -> Suspend & Power Button.
answered Jun 1 at 8:37
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– chovy
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dunno... thanks for the up
– cmak.fr
Nov 23 at 4:48
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why was this downvoted?
– chovy
Nov 21 at 17:02
dunno... thanks for the up
– cmak.fr
Nov 23 at 4:48
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why was this downvoted?
– chovy
Nov 21 at 17:02
why was this downvoted?
– chovy
Nov 21 at 17:02
dunno... thanks for the up
– cmak.fr
Nov 23 at 4:48
dunno... thanks for the up
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I had same problem, and I finally found a solution, (but it may not be your case).
When you log in there is an option button, where you can choose from Gnome classics, Ubuntu and Ubuntu on wayland. I have been using Ubuntu on Wayland (because of some functions), and with this option the battery lasted max. 3 hours. So I changed it to Ubuntu, and now it works perfectly. I also updated the Kernel.
Hope it will work for you.
edited Oct 10 at 18:05
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answered Oct 10 at 17:31
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I had same problem, and I finally found a solution, (but it may not be your case).
When you log in there is an option button, where you can choose from Gnome classics, Ubuntu and Ubuntu on wayland. I have been using Ubuntu on Wayland (because of some functions), and with this option the battery lasted max. 3 hours. So I changed it to Ubuntu, and now it works perfectly. I also updated the Kernel.
Hope it will work for you.
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answered Oct 10 at 17:31
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I had same problem, and I finally found a solution, (but it may not be your case).
When you log in there is an option button, where you can choose from Gnome classics, Ubuntu and Ubuntu on wayland. I have been using Ubuntu on Wayland (because of some functions), and with this option the battery lasted max. 3 hours. So I changed it to Ubuntu, and now it works perfectly. I also updated the Kernel.
Hope it will work for you.
edited Oct 10 at 18:05
abu_bua
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answered Oct 10 at 17:31
Jan Sáček Klusáček
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I had same problem, and I finally found a solution, (but it may not be your case).
When you log in there is an option button, where you can choose from Gnome classics, Ubuntu and Ubuntu on wayland. I have been using Ubuntu on Wayland (because of some functions), and with this option the battery lasted max. 3 hours. So I changed it to Ubuntu, and now it works perfectly. I also updated the Kernel.
Hope it will work for you.
edited Oct 10 at 18:05
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answered Oct 10 at 17:31
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Do you have two graphics cards? I had the same problem, in 16.04 working good with Nvidia Optimus but it seems to have stopped working. I just disabled it in the BIOS and my battery and heat problems were resolved.
– JorgeeFG
Jul 29 at 21:05