Tuxedo TUXEDO Book XP1610

Tuxedo tweaks

Some tricks to geet a more silent laptop and enhance batterie life a bit (currently 1 hour on a brand new machine)
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1. Purge annoying fan control:

sudo apt-get purge tuxedofancontrol


2. Install Intel Graphics driver

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-18.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04

(to mention that when running on nvidia, the battery lasts longer than on intel... seems to be a Ubuntu related bug since when switching to intel the nvidia card is still sucking power..
..meassured with the powertop tool)


3. Install Battery Optimizer

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slimbook/slimbook

sudo apt update && sudo apt install slimbookbattery

Tweak some settings to Energie Saving in the GUI.

4. Enable Lid close action:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf

uncomment following line:
HandleLidSwitch=suspend

activate with:
systemctl restart systemd-logind.service

linux-generic-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 18.04? You mean linux-generic-hwe-18.04

I don't think that the slimbook PPA is compatible with your XP1610.

Thanks. was a typo, just corrected it.
Since I installed the linux-generic-hwe-18.04 hibernation and suspend works, before it ended with a black screen.

The slimbook PPA seems to work great so far, I think the tuxedofancontrol is not working properly on the Tuxedo laptop !
Sadly it only has settings for the battery mode, when connecting the power supply, fans always run on fullspeed, but I will figure this out...