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minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days ago Linux systems usually consume more energy than identical systems with other operating systems Is this true?
minus-squareGolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-227 days agoYes, 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.
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoI imagine it varies wildly by distro, hardware, use-case, etc.
minus-squareGolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoI don’t have any information that proves it. I think in this list only hardware matters.
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoSurely 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.
Is this true?
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.
I imagine it varies wildly by distro, hardware, use-case, etc.
I don’t have any information that proves it. I think in this list only hardware matters.
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.