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A power-saving state, basically same thing as "Standby mode", that allows a computer to quickly resume full-power operation (typically within several seconds) when you want to start working again.

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Automatically sleep and wake-up at specific times

How can I hibernate or sleep my Ubuntu 10.10 desktop and have it "wake up" the next day? I have seen software that can do this on windows, so it can't be hard on Ubuntu!
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Run Script on Wakeup?

Is there a way to run a script when a computer "wakes up" (from sleeping)? I know it can be done on startup, obviously, but the issue in this case is that the backlight of my laptop seems to reset every time it wakes up from sleep, and I'd ideally…
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Suspend and wake PC at certain time

I want my PC to sleep at 04:58 and wake at 05:15, every day. How do I do that?
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What is the command for sleep/hibernate?

Possible Duplicate: How can I suspend/hibernate from command line? I have an Acre Aspire One and this netbook does not have a sleep function on the key board and with the removal of the hibernate option I have been required to resort to shutting…
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Is there an Inhibit Sleep indicator for Unity?

In the classic Gnome shell, you could add an Inhibit applet to prevent the computer going to sleep. This doesn't work with Unity. Is there an alternative and just easy way to prevent the computer temporarily following sleep power options? The…
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Trigger Screensaver/Off monitor

IS it possible to somehow trigger screensaver or make the monitor sleep/off? I want to disable screensaver/monitor sleep as it gets annoying at times, however I still want a way to save power via such methods
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USB Mouse sleeping after 5 seconds when on battery

My usb mouse sleeps after 5 seconds of inactivity when running on battery power. It wakes uo again when i press any button on the mouse. This is really annoying. I have made lsusb, and I noticed my mouse is Bus 001 Device 012: ID 04d9:2083 Holtek…
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Does it damage or increase wear on computer to use sleep (instead of shutdown) for days on end?

If I go many days without shutting down the computer and instead just put it to sleep, is there risk of any damage occurring to my computer? Is this not recommended or bad for the computer in any way? Sleep does cause a small icon to light up on my…
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Change printer sleep time

Background: Brother HL-2270DW printer configured with my Xubuntu 12.10 over my home network. Whenever it finishes printing something, the fan keeps running for about 2 hours before going to sleep. Question: Is there any way I can decrease this…
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What Activities Stop Computer from Sleeping

I generally set up power hungry servers with a fairly short timeout before they're supposed to suspend or hibernate, but they seem to occasionally go to sleep during file transfers, ssh sessions, etc. What sort of activities are considered…
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Dell Studio 15, Turnoff after suspend due to overheat, and does not turnon the fan as well

I am new to Ubuntu and linux as well, the thing is... I got strange problem with my laptop, I am not sure is the problem with my hardware or the os I got: Dell Studio 15 (ATI Graphics Card) with Ubuntu 12.10_64bit version installed Issue is... when…
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Is it safe to sleep computer while updating software?

Update is taking a long time but I need to close the lid of my laptop and go (I'm not upgrading version, just a regular update). Is this safe?
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Dual boot and sleep/hibernate issues?

I set up a dual boot before, but I've never thought about how or if putting a laptop to sleep or hibernate will affect grub or the OSes. For example, if I dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu, then use windows and put it to either sleep or hibernate, will…
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RubyMine popups and window events die after successful system resume

After I resume from sleep, RubyMine must be restarted in order to be functional. Things like opening files, search dialog, panes, etc are all non-responsive. This may be related to java not rubymine, but that is the manifestation on my system. Using…
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Ubuntu gives black/no graphics after waking up from sleep

First,though this is a duplicate question,but i am asking because the other posts didnt help me,and my case is a little different i guess. This problem is not recent but since 4-5 ubuntu releases... When i put my system to sleep,it goes to sleep but…
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