On Wednesday 13 June 2001 09:45, Dave Sherman wrote:
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> On Wednesday 13 June 2001 08:30, thus spake Quaylar:
> > At 23:23 12.06.2001 +0200, you wrote:
> > >I'm using a Mandrake 7.2 on a Pentium 3 with 128MB RAM, on
> > > a newly installed system. I found it a bit slow and quite
> > > a bit of the programs - like KDE mediaplayer - won�t
> > > start up. I found out that with NO programs started from
> > > the desktop by me, the RAM is nearly full!
> > >
> > >I can see, that I'm running Apache, postgreQql and mySql .
> > > My question is, where do I turn these off from the startup
> > > procedure, so I have more RAM to use as user?
> > >
> > >I have installed the developer install, as I want to learn
> > > to program and use XEmacs.
> > >Thanks,
> > >Gunner
> >
> > gunner,
> >
> > type in "ntsysv" in a console and u will be prompted for
> > what services should be run on startup and which not.
> > i think u can also do it with linuxconf and i am almost sure
> > that mandrake has implented another nice graphical gui under
> > X. but since i only use console mode i dont know where u can
> > find it..... i would be interested, if u know it, please
> > tell me......;)
> >
> > hth
> >
> > --quay
>
> In DrakConf, there is a Startup Services applet.
>
> Dave
>
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> fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money."
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>
Hmmm,
It would be unusual if the RAM weren't nearly full regardless.
The linux kernel believes unused memory is wasted memory.
Memory full is a NORMAL condition.
Let's see what your hardware is. If you have an MVP3 chipset
from VIA I might have a speed-up.
Civileme
