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Tools to lower power consumption and device cooling

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Tools to lower power consumption and device cooling CPU frequency scaling and battery optimization for Notebook and PC systems Since the Atlantis release, in December… Read More »Tools to lower power consumption and device cooling

ACPI Kernel Parameters and how to choose them

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ACPI Kernel Parameters and how to choose them The introduction of Optimus laptops and other power-saving features have created new challenges for Linux users. Some… Read More »ACPI Kernel Parameters and how to choose them

Enable and setup Bluetooth devices

Enable and setup Bluetooth devices We do not enable Bluetooth by default, because of several security risks, and to prevent unneeded power consumption. Needed packages… Read More »Enable and setup Bluetooth devices

Get Broadcom working on an installed system and on Live USB

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By community member Archy This method pretty much works with all arch distros for those individuals unfortunate enough to choose computers that include Broadcom wifi.First,… Read More »Get Broadcom working on an installed system and on Live USB

r8168 workaround

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By Manuel Realtek 8168 Ethernet card gets r8169 kernel module by default. There is another kernel module package, r8168, for situations where r8169 does not… Read More »r8168 workaround

Firewall

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By Bryanpwo You can simply install GUFW, which stands for Graphical Uncomplicated Firewall. It is a personal firewall with a graphical settings menu that is… Read More »Firewall

Nvidia intro

Nvidia intro As most newer cards will work with the latest (called nvidia) driver, older cards are no longer supported by the latest driver. Nvidia… Read More »Nvidia intro

Optimus-Manager for Nvidia

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Optimus-Manager for Nvidia [for nvidia-latest driver and newer systems supported by that driver] The state of optimus-manager If you have a newer Nvidia-Intel hybrid Notebook,… Read More »Optimus-Manager for Nvidia

Bumblebee for NVIDIA Optimus (older systems)

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Bumblebee for NVIDIA Optimus (older systems) This is candidate for removal, as of only needed for devices already gone legacy for long times. Introduction For… Read More »Bumblebee for NVIDIA Optimus (older systems)

NVidia Optimus Notebooks (hybrid graphics)

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Find out if you are on such system run this from terminal: lspci -vnn | grep ‘\”[030[02]\]’ if it gives out something like this with… Read More »NVidia Optimus Notebooks (hybrid graphics)