>From everything I've heard, the custom Xandros build is tailored to this computer, and on average runs about twice as fast as anything else that can be installed. I think that in specific, they've done a lot of tweaking with the kernel.
Douglass Clem crashsystems.net Public Key: http://crashsystems.net/pubkey.asc On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Steven S. Critchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > ----- "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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
