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edit approved Oct 22, 2015 at 20:32
Seth
edit approved Oct 22, 2015 at 20:32
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I'm pretty sure that an OS has no capabilities to destroy a battery (be it Linux OS, Windows, etc.). A malfunctioning program (and not Linux by itself) can overload a laptop/PC up to the point that, for example, it can enter CPU thermal protection. But

But a fresh Linux install will not damage any hardware (if it does, than something is terribly wrong with your hardware).

Claudiu

I'm pretty sure that an OS has no capabilities to destroy a battery (be it Linux OS, Windows, etc.). A malfunctioning program (and not Linux by itself) can overload a laptop/PC up to the point that, for example, it can enter CPU thermal protection. But a fresh Linux install will not damage any hardware (if it does, than something is terribly wrong with your hardware).

Claudiu

I'm pretty sure that an OS has no capabilities to destroy a battery (be it Linux OS, Windows, etc.). A malfunctioning program (and not Linux by itself) can overload a laptop/PC up to the point that, for example, it can enter CPU thermal protection.

But a fresh Linux install will not damage any hardware (if it does, than something is terribly wrong with your hardware).

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I'm pretty sure that an OS has no capabilities to destroy a battery (be it Linux OS, Windows, etc.). A malfunctioning program (and not Linux by itself) can overload a laptop/PC up to the point that, for example, it can enter CPU thermal protection. But a fresh Linux install will not damage any hardware (if it does, than something is terribly wrong with your hardware).

Claudiu