----- "Douglass Clem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm considering buying an eeePC > 900<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220367>, > which is the model with an 8.9" screen, 1.6gz cpu, 16gb SSD drive and > 1gb of > ram. I've heard that the default Xandros distro on it makes it blazing > fast, > with excellent battery life. However, I would much rather run Ubuntu > on it, > particulary this version <http://ubuntu-eee.com>. Why exactly is it > that > Xandros on this machine is so much faster? I figured that part of it > might > be the kernel, so I figured I could install the Xandros kernel to help > speed > things up. Would this work, and is there any other ways to make Ubuntu > run > close to the same speed on the 900?
On a linux box, how could one distro be faster than the other. The kernel options could have a bit of an effect on it, but not too great if the app runs mostly in userspace. Really all you can do is look at what added applications are running that shouldn't. You need to also look at what the default compile options might be. You will possibly find that some usability options in ubuntu will hinder raw compute speed and battery life. You have to weigh those options against your needs. The good news is you can make any distro perform pretty much the same as any other with a little bit of effort. I would however be hesitant on switching out the kernels from one distro to another. You might find that some functionality may not be there that the distro expects. Or worse, the battery life benefits are from a userspace app helping you manage clock speed that isn't there in the other distro and therefore not helping you in your quest. So finally, don't go mix and matching, just understand the problem space and the apps that help you conquer the problems. -- Steven Critchfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
