Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-07 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 19:21:47 BST Terry Coles wrote: > sudo hibernate --dry-run > hibernate:Warning: Tuxonice binary signature file not found. > terry@OptiPlex:~$ > > I installed tuxonice-userui, but that made no difference. Maybe the system > needs rebooting, but that would mean I would

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 12:03:16 BST Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 11:08:09 BST Terry Coles wrote: > > I haven't found an equivalent page for Kubuntu 18.10 (which I'm running), > > > but this page for 18.04 sets out what needs to be done: > Duh! Senility creeps in! I'm

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 13:41:29 BST PeterMerchant wrote: > I ran up my ancient Dell Inspiron 6000 (32 bit) running xubuntu 18.04, and > it has a suspend feature, but no obvious hibernate. When I used it, I was probably running one of the earliest versions of (K)Ubuntu. --

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread PeterMerchant
You made me do it.. I ran up my ancient Dell Inspiron 6000 (32 bit) running xubuntu 18.04, and it has a suspend feature, but no obvious hibernate. Peter -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2020-05-05 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ...

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Patrick Wigmore
On Wed, 06 May 2020 13:09:58 +0100, Terry Coles wrote: > I haven't encrypted my laptop because it rarely leaves the house (my > wife uses it mostly). > I have never felt it necessary to encrypt my desktop. I thought as much, but it was such a low hanging fruit of an answer that I thought it

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 13:03:38 BST Patrick Wigmore wrote: > It's probably worth mentioning that hibernate is (usually) > incompatible with encrypted swap, which you would normally have if you > are using any kind of disk encryption. I haven't encrypted my laptop because it rarely leaves the

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Patrick Wigmore
It's probably worth mentioning that hibernate is (usually) incompatible with encrypted swap, which you would normally have if you are using any kind of disk encryption. When (K)Ubuntu first started offering encrypted home directories as a standard feature, I did not immediately make the

Re: [Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 11:08:09 BST Terry Coles wrote: > I haven't found an equivalent page for Kubuntu 18.10 (which I'm running), > but this page for 18.04 sets out what needs to be done: Duh! Senility creeps in! I'm actually running Kubuntu 19.10 not 18.10. When I searched for 'Kubuntu

[Dorset] Hibernate in (K)Ubuntu

2020-05-06 Thread Terry Coles
After yesterday's discussion in the 'New BOINC project that does computing for COVID-19' thread and last night's discussion online, I decided to pursue Ralph's suggestion to use systemd to hibernate the machine. I've started a new thread because this really has nothing to do with BOINC!