[nokya]

Four reasons I gave up Linux each time I tried: 1. Laptop battery falling to half what I get under Windows. 2. No full-disk encryption, there is always one partition that stays in clear. 2. There is no hibernate. 3. I need to run Office apps (I can't force my employer and all our clients to suddenly forget Office).

The day these issues are resolved, Windows is no more. To me at least.

[_-david-_]

For #1 have you used tlp? This has made my battery quite comparable to windows. It may depend on the laptop though.

For #2 as far as I know it is possible and I believe OpenSuse does this by default. https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Encrypted_root_file_system

[nokya]

Hi D., thanks for the advice on tlp, I had never heard of it. I noted it down for my next tryout.

For Suse, I will be honest, I am not brave enough to switch to another distribution now that I have learned my basics on another one. If tlp works well, I could give it a try though.

thanks!