Linux Mint Hibernate (2024)

FAQs

Does Linux Mint hibernate? ›

If you look at the references in the tutorial, you will find that the hibernation process under Linux Mint is fairly complicated, but the main requirement is that your swap file or partition must be as large as your RAM, plus a bit more, preferably.

You have to turn the computer back on to resume from suspend. Pressing a key on a keyboard does not turn the computer on when it is hibernating. However, you also have to make sure hibernation is set up on your computer for it to resume where it left off. Hibernation is not set up by default on Linux Mint.

To hibernate the computer having the Linux operating system, open the terminal and run the command “sudo systemctl hibernate”. In this way, the computer will go into hibernate mode.

Re: is there any way to keep my linux mint pc on permanently? you can certainly disable the screensaver / lockscreen. Check either (both) (a) "Display" or (b) "Power" settings to disable screensaver / screen blank after X minutes / lock on resume.

The difference is when you suspend your machine stores the essentials into ram if there is enough space. and it's faster. Down side is that suspend can't save to ram if you running out of power. Hibernate stores everything to disc so it will be safe during power loss, But it's slower than suspend.

Drawbacks of Switching to Linux Mint

You play a lot of video games on your machine. You are locked into an ecosystem of applications and feel Linux alternatives don't meet your needs.

“Suspend session” is standard Linux vocabulary meaning basically power save mode, yes. This involves the monitor shutting down, but also the rest of the system; your computer will no longer do any work in the background while it's suspended, which saves more power than just no longer lighting up the screen.

Sleep (suspend or standby)

This mode is also known as the standby, suspend, or suspend-to-ram mode. In this mode, Linux saves the current state of the system into the RAM and cuts the power supply of all devices except the RAM.

by spamegg » Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:06 pm. Suspend puts it in a low power state so that contents of RAM are not lost. Then you press a key on the keyboard to bring it back.

Use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop or tablet for an extended period and won't have an opportunity to charge the battery during that time. First check to see if this option is available on your PC and if it is, turn it on.

What is the difference between hibernate and sleep in Linux? ›

During hibernation, data is automatically stored in a non-volatile memory before the hardware shuts down. In sleep mode, the data is still in the RAM, which is volatile. In case of a power outage, any unsaved data is lost and cannot be recovered. Time to resume: Faster in sleep mode.

Open terminal, run sudo pm-hibernate . Your computer should hibernate. Boot it up again and make sure it restores everything. If it does, then your hardware supports hibernation.

It is a solid distro for everyday usage. I was a Windows user myself but I had quite a lot of issues and I wanted more control and freedom on my system. After hopping between a few of the beginner distros, I finally settled on Mint. If you use Microsoft built in software, like office 365, you won't like it.

With centralized software updates, system snapshots, a unique Update Manager and the robustness of its Linux architecture, Linux Mint requires very little maintenance. It works, it's safe and it doesn't break.

High level interface (systemd)

systemd provides native commands for suspend, hibernate and a hybrid suspend. This is the default interface used in Arch Linux.

Suspend saves its state to the RAM , hibernation saves it to disk. Suspension is quicker but doesn't work when running out of energy, while hibernating can deal with running out of power but it is slower.