Currently runs all the time but it also runs Frigate NVR. I also access my desktop with a laptop I use as a thin client.

When I finally have Frigate setup on it's own hardware I will be shutting my desktop down when not in use.

I'm also a adept of Sleep, I only shutdown when I know I'll be out of home for a extended period of time or when it randomly hangs 🫠

Every few weeks when I run a full system update. Otherwise, only when Teams fucks up and I'm out of other ideas to try. It usually doesn't fix it. (And when it does, it's probably just arbitrary anyway.)

Oh, wait. You said shut down. lol, no.

Actually, I guess when my local energy company runs a power saving event.

I just leave it in sleep mode and reboot after an update that requires it. I usually only turn it off completely if I’m going to be away for a day or more for a trip or something, in which case I generally cut power entirely. But for the most part it’s always on, just in sleep mode.

I always use sleep, except when i'm away for a few days. I use shutdown on the computer in the living room though, because I don't use it much. As for the steam deck, always sleep!

I use an immutable distro that only refreshes when booting, so yeah pretty much every night my desktop and the server updates when there's a power outage I guess.

Uhhh yeah. My PC is booted in less than half a minute, why would I let it waste energy the whole night just to boot slightly faster? Even when I booted off of an HDD I still did so.

My Bazzite PC lives in a cabinet under my living room TV, next to my PS5.

I put it to sleep when not in use, so I can wake it with my 8bitdo controller.

It's basically a second gaming console.

The title of this post caught my attention since I was wondering if I was missing something...I have a learned distrust of sleep mode due to peripherals occasionally not wanting to "wake up", resulting in me having to reboot the device anyways. Granted, I haven't been using Linux for very long so most of my computing experience is with MicroSlop OS machines; but after using them for 30+ years I have never heard a good argument for not shutting down if it isn't a critical system like a server. It should also be noted that I have lived in places were AC mains power being on 24/7 wasn't always a sure thing, so that probably plays a role in my thinking as well. Is there anything other than anecdotal evidence that suggests full power cycles are truly harmful and/or reduce service life? Truly curious now since I have no desire to buy new parts anytime soon given the current price hikes and availability issues.

If I'm traveling I shut the desktop PC off, but I haven't in years because I haven't been traveling. I run local Game severs on the Desktop PC and even when I'm not using it I might want to use those on my Laptop or Steam Deck.

I always shut mine off, I worry about the low quality hardware.

I prefer shutting it down over sleep, because theres always some shit that doesn't work after wakeup

Never turn my PC off, regardless of OS. (Edit. under normal day to day operation. I only technically turn my PC off and unplug it on the rare occasions where I have to travel and be away from home for more than a couple days, and I turn off and unplug most my expensive electronics when I do so, partly as fire prevention partly to just protect them)

Introduces to much thermal and electrical stress for my taste, and most assuredly shortens life span of the system/components from my personal experience.

I put my machine to sleep usually. Only reboot/shutdown for rare cases, rearranging my office, that sort of thing.

No. It's never shut down. I suspend it when I'm not using it but never shut down.

I used to keep everything running and only turn off the screens but I changed my habit and there was a minor monthly electricity bill decrease that was worth it.

Usually I don't. I mainly game on my laptop, and I only turn it off when I need to bring it with me somewhere, which is roughly once per month.

Electricity is cheap, whereas my time isn't. By leaving it on, I can continue where I left off without having to open anything.

I last rebooted when after a few weeks of running something leaked memory when using wine, which caused slowdowns every two minutes or so when gaming (when dumping into virtual memory). the last time before that was something similar, so no, this machine only reboots if necessary for stability.