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On 11-Aug-2002/21:09 +0200, Anders Thoresson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> If you're using gnome and want to stick with it, you can really speed
>> things up by using gmc to draw the desktop instead of nautilus. It's
>> not as pretty but it is faster
> If you're using gnome and want to stick with it, you can really speed
> things up by using gmc to draw the desktop instead of nautilus. It's
> not as pretty but it is faster and more stable.
Where to I make this switch?
Best regards,
Anders
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On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 02:02:10PM +0200, Anders Thoresson wrote:
> I've just taken my first stumbling steps down on the Linux road,
> installing Redhat 7.3. Many things have impressed me so far, but the
> over all speed of my system is a big dissappointment. Compared to when I
> run Windows 95 an
On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 02:02:10PM +0200, Anders Thoresson wrote:
> I've just taken my first stumbling steps down on the Linux road,
> installing Redhat 7.3. Many things have impressed me so far, but the
> over all speed of my system is a big dissappointment. Compared to when I
> run Windows 95 an
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From: Mike Burger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:37 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: newbie question: how to speed up linux
The problem with this answer is that the guy has 192MB of RAM, and 2 hard
drives. I can't vouch for hi
At 02:56 PM 11-08-02, Anders Thoresson wrote:
> > The problem with this answer is that the guy has 192MB of RAM, and 2 hard
> > drives. I can't vouch for his disk space availability, but 192MB should
> > still be plenty of RAM in which to run KDE.
>I'm running Gnome. Is Gnome more hungry for mem
Just remember...even though Linux is reporting your RAM as used, it's not
all actually being "used". Take a look at your "cached" and "-/+ buffers"
to get an idea of what's actually in use.
On 11 Aug 2002, Anders Thoresson wrote:
> > The problem with this answer is that the guy has 192MB of R
On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 08:56:05PM +0200, Anders Thoresson wrote:
> > The problem with this answer is that the guy has 192MB of RAM, and 2 hard
> > drives. I can't vouch for his disk space availability, but 192MB should
> > still be plenty of RAM in which to run KDE.
Sure, its plenty to start
> The problem with this answer is that the guy has 192MB of RAM, and 2 hard
> drives. I can't vouch for his disk space availability, but 192MB should
> still be plenty of RAM in which to run KDE.
I'm running Gnome. Is Gnome more hungry for memory than KDE?
Right now, 95% of my 192 MB RAM is u
You didn't say which desktop you're using, but both the gnome and kde
GUIs are pretty resource intensive. One possibility is to try a leaner
desktop like xfce (www.xfce.org). You should be able to switch back and
forth between it and what you're using now.
If you're using gnome and want to stic
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> From: Anders Thoresson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 8:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: newbie question: how to speed up linux
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> I've just taken my first stumbling steps down on the Linux road,
> in
hanks,
Alejandro
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From: Anders Thoresson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 8:02 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: newbie question: how to speed up linux
I've just taken my first stumbling steps down on the Linux road,
installing Redhat 7.3. Many t
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Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:02 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: newbie question: how to speed up linux
I've just taken my first stumbling steps down on the Linux road,
installing Red
Mike Burger wrote:
>I have a similarly configured machine, with the exception of hte RAM...my
>PII 266 only has 64MB, and I often note a slowness in KDE, but I assume it
>to be a lack of RAM, as I often note the system swapping.
>
>Check "free" to make sure your system is recognizing the full c
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On Behalf Of Mike Burger
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 8:42 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: newbie question: how to speed up linux
I have a similarly configured machine, with the exception of hte
RAM...my
PII 266 only has 64MB, and I often note a slowness in
I have a similarly configured machine, with the exception of hte RAM...my
PII 266 only has 64MB, and I often note a slowness in KDE, but I assume it
to be a lack of RAM, as I often note the system swapping.
Check "free" to make sure your system is recognizing the full complement
of memory in t
I've just taken my first stumbling steps down on the Linux road,
installing Redhat 7.3. Many things have impressed me so far, but the
over all speed of my system is a big dissappointment. Compared to when I
run Windows 95 and Windows 2000 on the same computer, almost everything
seems to take for e
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