Do certain systems hate Linux?

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/6/9 Sharl.Jimh.Tsin <amoiz.shine at gmail.com>:
> funny,to me,gnu/linux is faster than windows.

That's should be the case for most people.


Johnny Rosenberg

>
> 在 2013-6-9 上午12:04，"Basil Chupin" <blchupin at iinet.net.au>写道：
>
>> On 09/06/13 01:53, Catalin Soare wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 8, 2013 6:38 PM, "Shashank SVRSN" <shashank16392 at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:shashank16392 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On Saturday 08 June 2013 09:01 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On 09/06/13 01:07, Shashank SVRSN wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Saturday 08 June 2013 08:05 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On 08/06/13 23:41, Shashank SVRSN wrote:
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Hi !
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> My friend always has some or the other problem when using Ubuntu.
>>> >>>>> Earlier he used to complain 'slow Internet connectivity -- only in Ubuntu,
>>> >>>>> not in Windows'. Now he changed to another ISP and new complaint is 'no
>>> >>>>> Internet connectivity -- only in Ubuntu, not in Windows'.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> He used 'Linux Mint Live CD' too but in vain. My laptop never had a
>>> >>>>> problem with his ISP. His system is a Sony Vaio VPCEH25EN. Sony being such a
>>> >>>>> big company... I can't understand the reason
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Define "slow connectivity".
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Slow browsing - using which browser?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Slow downloads of files to update system?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> What exactly is slow?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> BC
>>> >>>>
>>> >>> 'Slow' here means 'it takes lot of time to load any given web page
>>> >>> when compared to that in Windows'
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Browser - Firefox..
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for this snippet of information, and it looks like another case
>>> >> of extracting info bit by bit :-) .
>>> >>
>>> >> Which version of Firefox and which version of Ubuntu?
>>> >>
>>> >> Has the cache in Firefox been cleared (ie, deleted - it will be
>>> >> recreated when you start FF)? Often there may be something in the cache
>>> >> which causes this slowness.
>>> >>
>>> >> Are all sites affected or only some?
>>> >>
>>> >> Is the connection done on dial-up or on broadband, and is the slowness
>>> >> occurring at all hours or only during certain hours?
>>> >>
>>> >> BC
>>> >>
>>> > Default version of Firefox (might be 20) on Ubuntu 12.10 (when he used
>>> > it last)
>>> > 'Clear History' - used frequently
>>> > Yeah.. every site is affected
>>> > Earlier - a broadband connection, shared among 5 systems via a wireless
>>> > router
>>> > Now - a broadband connection, unshared
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Would you mind asking your friend to try and make some speed tests, both
>>> on windows and on Linux? Choose one or two websites for the job and compare
>>> the tests for both OSs.
>>> If results are different you may want to check for some specific drivers
>>> for the laptop, non-free firmware (especially if your friend experiences the
>>> problems when using WiFi).
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>
>>
>> To check speed use this URL (it's universal):
>>
>> http://speedtest.net/
>>
>> BC
>>
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