[Cialug] How do I get better performance with Ubunt(13.10)

[Matt Stanton]

In my experience, most Linux performance issues (as relate to processor power) tend to be found in the desktop environment.  There are, of course, other things that can cause a lot of CPU load, but certain window systems tend to really hurt on older hardware.  If you are using Ubuntu with the standard Unity desktop environment, then changing to Cinnamon or MATE might help a bit, and going to XFCE4 would help even more.  I've only used XFCE4 with Arch Linux, though, so I am not sure what you should expect from it on Ubuntu.  I have used Cinnamon and MATE on Mint Linux, which is based on Ubuntu.

You might consider trying out MATE and Cinnamon using the Mint Linux LiveCD/USB options to give you an idea of whether one of those desktop environments result in better performance on your laptop.  If one of those LiveCDs performs well, you could try installing the corresponding DE in your current version of Ubuntu to see if it helps.  If you get good performance using a Live distro, but not from using the same DE in your current install of Ubuntu, then the problem could be with Ubuntu itself or with some modification you have ade to your system after installing Ubuntu.

-- Matt (N0BOX)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Kessel <ralphkessel75 at yahoo.com>
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
Sent: Thu, 15 May 2014 8:44 PM
Subject: [Cialug] How do I get better performance with Ubunt(13.10)

I currently have Ubuntu 13.10 on my Dell laptop. I'm trying to boost the performance of the os with out too much success.  I have removed bleachbit as a major performance and security problem.  I have googled the internet for possible help.   I'm considering installing a new release as this one blows.  I've even installed a new release of chromium as I have some problems with firefox.  The big issue is that I'm sending this from my windows laptop and it's performance is acceptable.   I would appreciate any and all suggestions.

Thank you
Ralph Kessel
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