10.04 too heavy for my hardware

[NoOp]

On 05/25/2010 09:20 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> I finally succeeded in installing (clean) 10.04 on my notePC, but it
> runs uncomfortably slow
> Hardware:
> description: Notebook
> product: HP nx9005 (DR582P)
> version: KAM1.49 -> upgraded the BIOS already to the newest available
> version
> description: CPU
> product: mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP2200+ (should ideally run at 1.8 GHz)
> *-memory
> description: System Memory
> size: 768MiB
> 
> Is there maybe something that takes up a lot of resources, but which can
> be turned off and thereby
> make it run more smoothly?
> Or should I just forget about it and go back to older software? (9.04
> did work acceptably)
> Or should I try maybe some other (preferrably light-weigth) version of
> Linux?
> If so, are there any recommendations?

Thomas, I have 10.04 running on several test machines with lower ratings
than your laptop:

1Ghz 512Mb
1.6Ghz 640Mb
etc.

Does your laptop seem to run slow all the time, or only when you use
certain applications? You can monitor the most intensive cpu
applications by using 'top' in a terminal:

$ top

Use 'q' to exit.

You can also use the gui System Monitor (right click on the top panel
and 'Add to Panel' & scroll down to 'System Monitor' and click 'Add'.
The only problem with System Monitor is that the application itself can
be a cpu hog. Click on the monitor applet & select the Processes Tab &
then View menu button - select 'All Processes'. You can then sort by cpu
by clicking the % CPU column header.