Ubuntu 12.04s Great Flaw: No Hibernation Feature

Ubuntu 12.04 is codenamed “Precise Pangolin.” But maybe it should be called “Linux that never sleeps.” And that wouldn’t be a compliment. Au contraire — the operating system’s lack of support for hibernation, or the ability to put the computer to “sleep” using no power, is a major flaw in an otherwise great Ubuntu release. And it doesn’t bode well for Canonical’s ambitions of conquering the desktop. [url=http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/04/ubuntu-12-04s-great-flaw-no-hibernation-feature/]Here's why[/url].

Ubuntu 12.04 is codenamed “Precise Pangolin.” But maybe it should be called “Linux that never sleeps.” And that wouldn’t be a compliment. Au contraire — the operating system’s lack of support for hibernation, or the ability to put the computer to “sleep” using no power, is a major flaw in an otherwise great Ubuntu release. And it doesn’t bode well for Canonical’s ambitions of conquering the desktop. [url=http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/04/ubuntu-12-04s-great-flaw-no-hibernation-feature/]Here's why[/url].

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