I'm documenting my setup for configuring my ThinkPad on Linux
Issues:
- Brightness controls stop working (cinnamon.power) after suspend
- Wireless (wifi) interface not found after suspend
Fixes:
- Wireless problems (Ask Ubuntu Wifi doesn't work after suspend)
sudo systemctl restart network-manager.service
Overheating and Battery Life (from itsFOSS) To install TLP in Ubuntu based Linux distributions, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp tlp-rdw
If you are using ThinkPads, you require an additional step:
sudo apt-get install tp-smapi-dkms acpi-call-dkms
Restart your system after installation. Check this page for installation instructions in other Linux distributions.
You may start to feel the difference in few hours or in couple of days. To uninstall TLP, you can use the following commands:
sudo apt-get remove tlp
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:linrunner/tlp