I followed the directions in the link for shutting Tracker off. System is now running better.
Still no e-mail send, work on that tomorrow. Will look at Mint for virtual desktops Thanks Harold > On Sep 22, 2014, at 23:14, Stephen Partington <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'll second ubuntu for desktops. I usually use a server install disk unless I > am doing something built on a main iso like kbuntu ect. > >> On Sep 22, 2014 10:27 PM, "Phil Waclawski" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I myself rather like kubuntu for my laptops/desktop but that is just my >> preference. I love CentOS for servers (well, not sure about 7 yet)....but >> for desktops...nope. >> >> Phil W >> >>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Michael Havens <[email protected]> wrote: >>> If you consider ubuntu run mint instead. Then there is Linux Mint Debian >>> Edition. >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:38 PM, Mark Phillips >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Not sure if this will help, as I know nothing about Tracker-miner nor >>>> CentOS.... >>>> >>>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/346211/tracker-store-and-tracker-miner-fs-eating-up-my-cpu-on-every-startup >>>> >>>> Have you tried Debian or Ubuntu? >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:16 PM, IscreamKid <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Saturday, at the Installfest, despite cautions from Thomas, I installed >>>>> CentOS on my new computer. >>>>> >>>>> The install went well from the standpoint of reallocating the partitions >>>>> and getting Grub to recognize both CentOS and Win 7. >>>>> >>>>> When I started working with it I loaded on my files. >>>>> Files that took forty minutes to backup took two hours to load on a >>>>> faster system. >>>>> The culprit seems to be Tracker-miner. >>>>> >>>>> It continues to drag the system down when I am trying to do other things. >>>>> >>>>> I have no idea why I need an application on here to, supposedly help me >>>>> find files. >>>>> In all of the years I have worked with Linux I can think of only three >>>>> instances where I have used find to locate a file, and it worked nicely, >>>>> thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Now I have a system that uses all of its resources to track files I will >>>>> likely never ask for. Grrrrrrrr. >>>>> >>>>> After that the change of Gnome and KDE to eliminate my virtual desktops >>>>> is unimportant. >>>>> >>>>> Would anyone like to suggest a better distro that will actually run and >>>>> perhaps has more than four desktops, while running Office Libre, and >>>>> plays You Tube videos in a browser? >>>>> >>>>> Harold >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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