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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:hmm. by Lord+Kano · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does it bother anyone that Ubuntu, the community's duly annointed challenger to Microsoft hegemony

    No, Ubuntu is the flavor of the week. One time, it was Debian, another time it was Red Hat, another time it was Fedora, another time it was Mandrake, another time it was Gentoo.

    I don't quite know where the bandwagon effect starts, but when a new distro becomes popular it's all people talk about for a year or two, but something else new comes along and big groups of people flock to it.

    LK

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