1) Get rid of Avahi 2) NetworkManager keeps sending Wi-Fi DHCP probes on laptops. Disable your eth1 (wi-fi) on /etc/services/network. 3) Use hdparm(8) - will boooost your speed MUCH faster (hint: DMA, ...) 4) Use a recompiled (customised) kernel - instead of messing up with modules 5) Install from ground up, if you have time -- install the base system. THEN install the preferred GUI -- so that it doesn't pull in unnecessary GUI dependencies. Stuff like kfloppy, or gconf (if you're on XFce) 6) Write your OWN xorg.conf. Ever wondered why you need all those Watcom Touchscreen modules? Or your i740 module keeps getting loaded with X, when your chipset is i915? 7) In bios, choose 1st boot device as HDD. Disable boottime floppy check. Disable floppy drive, if you must. Disable boot sector anti-virus.
I really liked the thing about OpenBIOS. I wish to try out either CoreBoot (former LinuxBIOS). Anyone with luck? 8) /sbin/init -- hmm.. many new distros are bundling replacements. Ubuntu no longer uses init, it uses Upstart. I don't know the 'fastness' of these alternatives. But I don't want to sacrifice tweakablitiy in place of 'speed'. (I also hear that Upstart is a PITA while adding/modifying its configs) 9) I suggest something with a saner package management. maybe Debian. Ubuntu sucks in package mgmt. But I love it has got aptitude, which makes these things a breeze. 10) RTFM! (I know -- this should be point #1) I can't stress this enough. Read whatever you can -- anything and everything you can place your hands (or your cursor) on. RFCs, Info pages, man pages, TLDP.org, anything. And post your knowledge here... No worries, Mahesh Aravind Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur! ----- http://maravind.blogspot.com/ --- On Fri, 8/1/08, Zaheer Kozhakkaniyil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Read the whole article at > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=387 > _______________________________________________ Mailinglist mailing list [email protected] http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org
