> > From: Mat Branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/09/27 Fri AM 11:28:01 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] tweaking the desktop > > those things will definately help, but as far as tweaking kde, run the > control center, and go thought those tabs, that can speed your desktop > up. > > what ive seen, is that a lot of times, linux tends to run teh desktop > slow (maybe im doing something wrong) and ive never gotten the modules > to compile after i recompile the kernel (following the instructions step > by step, i can never get freakin sound to work). > > what ive also noticed, is that freebsd is fast as all hell on the > desktop. its not that hard to configure either. i think thats really > cool for two reasons... 1. as far as i know, they arent working on > making freebsd a desktop os 2. freebsd is better than linux =p (ive been > recently jaded by not finding a decent linux with a ports-like tree)
What's wrong with Gentoo? I'm very happy with it myself. > > --mat > you really dont have to believe me =) > > On Fri, 2002-09-27 at 06:48, Doug Riddle wrote: > > The first thing to do is recompile the kernel. Take out the support > > for things you do not need, add the things you do. This will > > sometimes make a drastic difference. The try one of the window > > managers like Fluxbox, or IceWM. You will improvement there too. > > Staya away from bloatware like Mozzila, use Galeon or Opera instead. > > There are tweaks, but I would do the simple things first. > > > > Doug > > > > --- Brad Bendily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was reading some post on slashdot and they spoke of > > > tweaking the linux desktop to get faster/better > > > results. In windows XP there is about 20 items to > > > turn off to get the desktop smoother. > > > > > > (I know, I know, XP har har, but well, I support about > > > 1500 users of windows OSs and well SLU has just > > > decided that XP will be their next OS of choice. Because > > > MS has decided to stop selling 98 sometime in the near > > > future. So I have to use XP so I can support and answer > > > any of the higher level questions that come my way. > > > So BACK OFF!!! ;) > > > > > > Anyways my point is in XP I can turn off some of those > > > windows fattening features like... umm well I just > > > realized that my laptop with XP is in the truck so off > > > the top of my head, if you right click the desktop > > > and go to properties there is a desktop enhancement tab > > > in there somewhere. > > > > > > What ways can I tweak KDE or GNOME to give better > > > performance speed wise? > > > Has anyone ever done this? > > > > > > > > > BTW the Wil Wheaton article is pretty cool. > > > -- > > > Brad Bendily - CNA > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > ===== > > Warmest Regards, > > Doug Riddle > > http://www.dougriddle.com > > > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the > > Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
