Optimum set up suggestions: Hardware

[anthony baldwin]

Rick Barry wrote:
> Recently, I dumped WinXP and installed Ubuntu on an HP
> Slimline desktop. This was never a robust system, but
> it was adequate. I expected more of a performance
> boost from Linux than I got. My question is, what
> would be the best way to get better performance out of
> this system? Is there an ideal combination of
> processor speed and RAM that seems to meet most needs?
>
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You'd be amazed at what a difference lighter window manager can make.
My machine is pretty quick with KDE, but, I also have
jwm (you can apt-get it) installed, and, dude...no comparison.
Everything is like *instant*.
Gnome and KDE have both gotten fattern' Aunty Mildred.
Xfce (ie. xubuntu) is a bit quicker.
Another apt-able option, considerably more configurable and pretty than
jwm, but lighter than even xfce would be blackbox or fluxbox (ie. 
fluxbuntu).
I mean, if you've maxed out the ram and cpu capacity of the machine and it's
still feeling as sluggish as Mildred's overfed weiner dog, losing some 
weight
in the wm department couldn't hurt.

Just an idea...
/tony

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