system administrators can choose a different scheduler if they so wish. cfq is the kernel default hence probably better tested by everyone in the world than deadline.
also since a quick web search suggests that deadline only offers better performance in database/server scenarios I doubt what is set in kubuntu- settings will have any reasonable impact on anything other than baloo. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1378789 Title: [SRU] Set the default IO scheduler to CFQ in Kubuntu Trusty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-settings/+bug/1378789/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs