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    #1

    Speed up Kubuntu

    Hi,
    I'd like to know some tips and tricks to speed up kubuntu.
    My pc is an old PIII 933 with 512 mb ram.
    I already use i686 kernel and I've reduced visual effects.
    Thx
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    #2
    Speed up Kubuntu

    You could always try prelinking. I did that, and everything sped up quite a bit.
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      prelink

      I installed prelink days ago but nothing changed :cry:
      Instead hdparm works good.
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        Speed up Kubuntu

        er... if you already mentioned it in this thread, could you please explain a little about prelinking... never heard of it... :roll:
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          #5
          Speed up Kubuntu

          Prelinking HOWTO:
          http://kudos.berlios.de/kf/kisimlar/...x.html#prelink

          ps:I tried that, but sadly can't find much diff.
          cheers!
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            Speed up Kubuntu

            Prelink definately helps,
            I have a Thinkcenter P4 2400 with 1 gig RAM and kubuntu runs very decently on it.
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              Re: Speed up Kubuntu

              Is prelinking effective with a my PC spec (Duron 950 MHz, 192 MB of RAM)? Or is there any other way to optimize Kubuntu in my PC

              Thanks
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                #8
                Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                This is a nice tip for saving ram:

                Code:
                sudo vi /etc/inittab
                you'll find these lines:
                Code:
                1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
                modify commenting like this:
                Code:
                1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
#3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
#4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
#5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
#6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
                save and reboot.

                These are all the virtual console (ALT+FX), this modification stated that leave only two virtual console instead of 7 and save much ram
                -------------<br />dentaku65<br />http://yep.it
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                  Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                  prelink didnt help here, although I did tighten down the amt of consoles.
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                    Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                    I have found that installing Powertweak seemed to open up mine (K6-2 500) I know, I know old machine but what better one to test on. Kubuntu runs almost as fast as XP on this old thing. Also run BUM boot manager and Sysv ( nI like Sysv better) Disabled soom services and start-up faster. Seems like running programs also faster as I have limited logging daemons at start.
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                      #11
                      Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                      There is a wiki page on Kubuntu Optimization at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuOptimization It discusses links to most of the stuff on this thread plus a few other tricks.
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                        #12
                        Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                        askrieger - AWESOME link!! I'm going to try some of those tweaks out. Dang, it's getting early. I need to go to bed or I'll sleep through the golf tournament tomorrow ...
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                          Very Good Link.

                          Thanks Al!
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                            Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                            Being a Linuxaholic for 5 years; yea still a nOOb , I never heard of prelinking... Gonna check it out though.

                            Also, if it runs slow on your hardware, maybe use a stripped down version. My first 'Linux box' was a Celeron 333, and it ran Mandrake fine. Well, until they became loaded with graphics and stuff...

                            Anyrate, stick with it, Linux will free you..

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                              Re: Speed up Kubuntu

                              definite noob question here...what if you don't have an /etc/inittab folder in your system. I went through Konsole and it told me it was a "new file" Went thru Konq. to look for it and it doesnt exist.

                              did i screw something up here? my machine hasn't crashed, but every once in a while it'll hang for a few seconds if i have to much stuff running at once....

                              thanks
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