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Energy-efficient distro recommendations? (programming.dev)
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Which distros are energy efficient? I have a capable desktop, and I mean to push it, but I don't want to be using energy if it's not necessary. I'm not looking to rescue an old laptop, for example.

I hear CachyOS is fast. Does that translate to energy efficient?

(Does the OS even matter that much for efficiency?)

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[-] Lemmchen@feddit.org 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Alpine Linux is an independent, non-commercial, general purpose Linux distribution designed for power users who appreciate security, simplicity and resource efficiency.

https://www.alpinelinux.org/about/

It's also around for 20 years already, so long before Docker was a thing. But setting it up as a desktop OS would be a bit of work, I agree.

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