> I am able to squeeze 5% more battery from a MacBook Air 11'' Late 2012 using Linux vs macOS.
> The key aspect is to [...] use no desktop environment, [...]
Is this satire?
> The key aspect is to [...] use no desktop environment, [...]
Is this satire?
You can run bare X or Wayland, plus a window manager and cherry-picked daemons, to achieve the same sort of functionality e.g. desktop notifications, network roaming or device automounting.
My point is that bare X plus cherry-picked services tends to be much more efficient, because you don't need to pay a performance tax for the things you don't use.
Windows: Battery life sucks, we'll try to improve the software and maybe use a different CPU
Linux: Just turn off your desktop and recreate its functionality using a dozen command line daemons and selectively run graphics only when you need it. It worked in DOS, why not now?
lol and we wonder why desktop Linux never came...
I've seen a lot of Linux apologetics over the years, but this is the single funniest comment I've ever read on the topic
Sure, the setup might require some skill, but professional, high quality tools always do.