# Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO

### David Lechnyr

`<david@lechnyr.com>`

Revision History
Revision 2.31 | 2003-07-30 | Revised by: drl
Minor updates
Revision 2.0 | 2002-10-08 | Revised by: drl
Major updates and conversion to SGML
Revision 1.0 | 1997-12-21 | Revised by: hm
Initial draft by Hanno Muller

This document describes how to optimize and configure power management on a ready-configured Linux system for use on battery-powered laptops. This will be helpful for everyone who runs Linux on a portable computer system. APM/ACPI methods of power management are discussed along with power saving tips and techniques. There is also some discussion about the different types of batteries available.

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