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

[David Champion]

Just switch to KDE on Ubuntu 13.10, it's much faster, no need to re-install.

-dc


On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 1:07 AM, Matt Stanton <matt at itwannabe.com> wrote:

> 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)
>
> Sent from my ASUS Transformer
>
> -----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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