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submitted 2 weeks ago by OmegaLemmy@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I have been going strong for 34 days and 5 hours.

You can check by running inxi in the command line or checking the CPU in Mission Center

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[-] PureTryOut@lemmy.kde.social 56 points 2 weeks ago

It's off right now.

Also, inxi? Better use uptime, that command is actually available on all systems and literally exists to check uptime.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago

0 hours.

It is currently off because I don't leave it running overnight when I am not using it.

[-] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

i turn my pc off when im not using it to save power; i thought this was normal.

[-] MangoPenguin 7 points 2 weeks ago

Most people use sleep or hibernate, still uses very little power (none in hibernate) but you don't have to open all your stuff every time.

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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Mine boots in 35s, according to systemd-analyze critical-chain with 4 of those seconds attributed to me typing in my password.

I'm astounded anyone would leave their machine on overnight.

(At the same time, I'm quite happy to leave my phone in light sleep mode overnight with airplane mode on, so I clearly have some double-standards here)

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah same here, my current uptime is 3.5 hours lol

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 2 weeks ago

That was my family's email server 5 months ago:

So roughly 2500 days today 🙂

[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

As AOL guy once said

"You got mail"

Damnn what an uptime! Cheer to that!

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

security updates are for cowards, amirite? 😂

seriously though, Debian 7 stopped receiving security updates a couple of years prior to the last time you rebooted, and there have been a lot of exploitable vulnerabilities fixed between then and now. do your family a favor and replace that mailserver!

From the 2006 modification times, i wonder: did you actually start off with a 3.1 (sarge) install and upgrade it to 7 (wheezy) and then stopped upgrading at some point? if so, personally i would be tempted to try continuing to upgrade it all the way to bookworm, just to marvel at debian stable's stability.... but only after moving its services to a fresh system :)

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[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Inxi? Mission center? What are those things?

Just run uptime like a normal person.

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[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 24 points 2 weeks ago

Y'all it takes like 15 seconds to boot from an SSD why are you leaving your computers on?

[-] infinitevalence@discuss.online 9 points 2 weeks ago

because I can KVM from one computer to another in under 1 second and I dont feel like adding 14 to that. Plus Folding@Home.

[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Eh, like that's fair its personal preference but the energy waste of just having your PC idle is just weird to me. (Folding@home is totally reasonable)

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[-] MangoPenguin 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

With several comments now showing surprise about this, is sleep mode or hibernation not common knowledge?? Windows and every Linux distro I've tried has sleep mode enabled by default.

[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldn't, and I don't think most people would, consider being in hibernation mode or sleep mode as "on". Sure, it will add to your uptime, but like its a demonstrably different power state.

[-] drwho@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Because they're processing data all the time? They're doing work?

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[-] dino@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] macabrett@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

like 8 hours

I shut it down every day, start up times are fast enough that it doesn't bother me

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago

i've been shutting down linux desktops most every day lately, and turning them on only when i want to use one.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 12 points 2 weeks ago

I turn it off every night when I'm done. It boots quickly and I mostly just use it for the web browser and steam.

My work computer (Mac) I put to sleep because I don't always want to open all the terminals and IDE and such every time.

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[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago

mines off as we speak. I always turn it off at night.

[-] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

Usually only as long as I play games. After that, I shut it off. Why?

  • I run Bazzite, which updates itself in the background, but needs a restart to complete
  • It boots in seconds, because modern hard drives are crazy fast
  • The standby-LED is annoying when I sleep

My laptop is usually on for a week, but I restart it from time to time, for the same reasons, and because devices need some sleep too! 😴

[-] Hominy_Hank@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

I'm convinced the reason all my drives used to fail is because I would leave the PC on, and only reboot for updates. Otherwise I would just put them to sleep. Three years later, I turn off the PC every night and haven't had a failed drive since.

[-] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

22:57:20 up 70 days, 16:04, 21 users, load average: 1.10, 1.14, 1.02

Honestly if you were expecting a drive failure in three years, you probably have some other problem. The SSD in my desktop is clocking 7.3 years and I never shut down my machines except to reboot. On my servers, I have run used HDDs from ebay for up to ten years (only retired for upgrades). My NAS is currently running a mixture of used drives from Ebay and some refurbs from Amazon, and I don't anticipate seeing any issues for at least a few more years.

[-] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

even when your pc is on, the drives should power off when they haven't been utilized for a while. i used to keep my machines running 24/7, and i mean not even letting them sleep, and i have never had a drive fail. since electricity prices started going up i let them autosuspend to save money. if you have mechanical hard drives, make sure they are mounted in a proper orientation. with SSDs, there are lots of manufacturers out there, so choose a reputable one.

[-] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Server is rebooted, as needed, for updates. I think it just got a kernel update two weeks ago, so it probably only has ~14 days of uptime.

My desktop and laptop are shut down when not in use. Leaving them on when not in use is pointless.

Never understood obsessions with "uptime". If you have high numbers for uptime, you're a bad sysadmin/maintainer of your hardware unless the appliance is purpose-built to be always up and air gapped.

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[-] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 8 points 2 weeks ago

On any command line you can likely just run a single letter command: w

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

About 90 mins. I shut it down when i finish every and turn it off at the wall (fuskibg standby LEDs). I can go days without booting it back up. I use #LMDE

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[-] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 2 weeks ago

I don't run any servers and leccy is expensive, they go off when I'm done using them!

[-] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

I generally only reboot for stuff like kernel updates.

[-] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Mine is off at the moment.

[-] SapienSRC@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I only restart for kernel updates. I put my PC to sleep when I'm not using it.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

This would be me, except the wife says it's "wasting energy." And rather than argue with her I've decided that in an effort for the dream of "happy wife, happy life" I'll just deal with sub 1min boot time

[-] taaz@biglemmowski.win 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You might be able to turn off sleep indication (blinking power led) in bios btw:)

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

.......sunovabetch......I literally just facepalmed. Feel dumb for not having even considered looking into if I could do that. Well....guess papa has a weekend project....

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[-] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

My graphic driver's get corrupted when my computer goes to sleep

[-] ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

My laptop gets shut down every night, booted every morning. If I suspend it sometimes spontaneously wakes later, but boot is so fast anyway so it’s fine.

My server gets updated and rebooted weekly. I don’t bother checking CVE bulletins, I just upgrade weekly.

[-] gazby@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

I cold-boot daily because fucking nvidia 👺

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[-] CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I always shut it down every night, so usually not much more than 12 hours at best.

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's off at the moment. I turn it off whenever I'm not using it for security reasons, and also just noise reasons so the fan doesn't bother me. It boots relatively quickly so I'm unbothered.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
BlueEther@BlueEthers-MacBook-Air ~ % uptime
17:18  up 47 days,  6:26, 2 users, load averages: 2.19 2.61 2.56
blueaether@lemmy:~$ uptime
 04:25:37 up 204 days, 19:45,  1 user,  load average: 0.09, 0.15, 0.16

The TV/server has been up for 38 days, I think it got turned off by mistake last month

[-] Frederic@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

When I had big desktop and all, it was running for days/months. Now, I have a miniPC and I start it up Monday morning and shut if down Friday afternoon.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago
uptime
18:58  up 145 days,  4:57, 1 users, load averages: 6.19 4.70 5.30
[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's like a daedra, it's been on, has always been on, and will be on forever

[-] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've never had a Windows machine that can stay on longer than ~3 days before developing weird behaviour so it's off right now until I get home.

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