[CS-FSLUG] Putting computer in Standby in Linux

[N. Thompson]

I've recently discovered that I can put my computer into standby in 
Windows and it works perfectly, my last computer didn't do this. I've 
not managed to get it to work in Linux however,  I can't even find the 
option for it in there. Probably the most comical attempt at figuring 
out how to put my computer into standby happened when I pushed the power 
button at the log-in screen and wound up turning the computer off 
altogether, if anything I learned that unlike some of the versions of 
Windows dating back to NT 4 if I'm not mistaken Linux doesn't even have 
some sort of safe shutdown process when the power button is pressed.

I'm wondering how I might get a standby option in Linux for when I want 
to keep the computer ready for when I need to use it but also nice and 
quiet for when I'm trying to sleep at night. Does anyone have any 
helpful advice as to where I could find support for this in Mandrake 
10.0 and how to use it?

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