Linux Canuck wrote:
> I just did a fresh installation of the Intrepid beta. I had been running the
> 64-bit alpha and I wanted to start clean. It took under 20 minutes to
> install. It boots in under 30 seconds from grub screen to login screen. It
> shuts down in under 10 seconds. This is the fastest booting and shutdown that
> I have seen on any distro. Programs seem to load more quickly and performance
> is snappier. I am using the 32-bit version. I had been running the 64-bit
> alpha. Why the switch? It just is more straightforward and with the
> enhancements in speed, I didn't want to go through the hassles associated
> with running 64-bit. I still have the 64-bit version of 8.04 installed. I
> will start porting over my settings and data once I am satisfied that
> Intrepid is stable. There is no doubt that it will become my everyday distro
> in the near future.
>
>
I wish I could get shutdown times anywhere near those with Intrepid
beta. It takes about 17 sec. to shutdown hardy and 3 minutes 15 sec. to
shut down Intrepid on my computer.
Bruce
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