i had the same problem when i 1st installed linux 2
mine turned out 2 be - only 16MB was being recognized
by the kernel. (on a 128MB sys).
1 telltale sign is - excessive swapping or thrashing - if u will...
is your kernel configured for the EXACT peripherals u have?
this could be a major source of grief if not.
what r the symtoms? [ besides slow :) ]
i boot windows once in a while - it is definately slower.
netscape performance is better on linux - never did install
star-office. i'll do that when i go to kernel 2.2.13
no propaganda here buddy - windows will break ;)
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"Timothy W. Stone" wrote:
> Hi to all:
>
> When I compare the speed of Linux
> (e.g. loading netscape, using star Office)
> to my M$ win98, Linux is slower.
>
> This does not match what I'd expect from reading
> most Linux propaganda... ;)
>
> I have a p-200 with 32 MB ram, red-hat 6.1, gnome desktop
>
> Is my system under-equipped, or should I go looking for
> the problem elsewhere?
>
> Where/how in the world would I begin to look ?
>
> thanks!
