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Ubuntu's Laptop Killing Bug Fixed

Posted by kdawson on from the safe-power-saving dept.

jeevesbond writes "Back in October of 2007 we discussed a bug that would dramatically shorten the life of laptops using Ubuntu. Ubuntu users will be glad to know that a fix has finally been released for Ubuntu versions 9.04, 8.10 and 8.04 (LTS). However, as this fix is not yet in the update repositories, anyone wishing to test it should follow these instructions for enabling the 'proposed' repository. Report your results on the original bug report. Happy testing!"

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  1. Re:No need to enable "proposed" updates by plaiddragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just run apt-get update && apt-get install acpi-support.

    What? apt-get it yourself.

    sudo apt-get update && apt-get install acpi-support.

    Okay.

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    * * * --they cant all be your best, that would be confusing
  2. Re:Agreed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And don't forget to queue the spelling/grammar Nazi's.

    And don't forget to cue the spelling/grammar Nazis.

    Fixed it for ya.

  3. Re:No need to enable "proposed" updates by youngerpants · · Score: 5, Funny

    Real men run as root.

    Hey, why's my mouse moving all by itself?

  4. Re:hmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    yeah, that's pretty bad. You have to give points to M$ here because they typically don't let things like this happen.

  5. Re:Only for who think the world has to be perfect by im_thatoneguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you can't handle non-perfect hardware or firmware, then you don't make operating systems.

    I don't know, quite a few companies in the past have made a pretty successful run of it.