A few tips/ideas for improving performance:

  1. You might want to look for an alternative to Amarok as it is very
  heavy and requires kde libs.
  2. If you aren't going to be using the desktop (ie. icons on the
  desktop), you could disable xfdesktop.
  3. Try changing your theme to a more light-load theme (if applicable).
  4. If you have kde and gnome services enabled at boot time, it will
  add a lot of wait time.
  5. Get a faster computer?
  6. I found 6.06 (Dapper) a bit faster then 6.10 (Edgy) but I can't say
  for sure.
  7. Ensure the xfce4 compositor is disabled (most likely is if you
  didn't enable it)
  8. Remove any unnecessary  panels or panel
  plugins/launchers/objects/etc.

Hope that helps,

Cody A.W. Somerville

On 12/16/06, Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi,

I'm converting my laptop to a stereo component.  It currently runs
xubuntu edgy and has amarok installed as well.  I really prefer xfce to
any ther lightweight wm/desktop solution -- I can hardly navigate ion3
or windowmaker -- but I would like to figure out ways to reduce load
time for xfce, which currently takes a while to wake up.  In its new
home the machine will really only run amarok, and maybe giFT/giFTcurs
and occasionally a webbrowser.  I do need the volume-manager, though, to
connect an ipod.  Any hints on what I might do to otherwise lighten my
load?  right now the wait times are acceptable for a computer, but
frustrating for a stereo.

Thanks,

matt



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