even better setuid[1] on gnome-applets and place the "CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor" applet on the top bar. it will allow users to choose the proper cpu frequency and the consume less power. I set mine on the "conservative" profile.
[1]for setuid on gnome-applets do this: #sudo dpkg-reconfigure gnome-applets -- Bad battery runtime in Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195768 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs