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Re: [News] Sleep Mode "Just Works" In Linux

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
> Put your laptop to sleep
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The Dapper Drake release of Ubuntu Linux includes the new
> | gnome-power-manager package, which enables ACPI sleep much like the
> | system-tray power applet in Windows. Finally, sleep "just works" in
> | Linux.
> `----

Finally? Its been working on my old beater Dell laptop for years (an old
SuSE distro).

I prefer to use the keyboard suspend 'Fn-Suspend', since I like to lock
the screen before putting the system to bed. That way, when someone else
wanders by and wakes it up, they get a locked screen.

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Paul Hovnanian     mailto:Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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