I saw what looked like some sort of an explanation on (...don't laugh :P) Digg. I'm guessing you already have this info, but just in case..: http://www.digg.com/linux_unix/Performance_tip_for_Ubuntu_Edgy_and_Feisty_users
" I have a celeron 2ghz cpu and 256 MB of ram and the difference is really noticeable. Here is an explanation why it works by Kerry_s from ubuntuforums : http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=2324914&postcount=6 "This is a fix for the new system that was started back in edgy where the host name was split off to 127.0.1.1, the problem is that some applications still look for the host name @ 127.0.0.1, so to keep those applications happy and running smoothly you simple need to add the host name where those applications expect it to be." " -- [feisty] Slow gnome application startup due to /etc/hosts misconfiguration https://launchpad.net/bugs/94048 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
