General Questions

[mysterymf]

So I switched from Ubuntu to Kubuntu with KDE, overall I think it's more glitzy and a little more stable. I think it might be a little faster for my architecture. Seems like the footprint is smaller also... but I can't be sure because my install of Ubuntu was based on an upgrade after upgrade.

Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
Memory 1997MB (252MB used)

Hardinfo report:
ZLib --- 22241.404
Fibonacci --- 5.035
MD5 --- 53.130
SHA1 --- 77.422
BlowFish --- 15.264
Raytraching --- 11.110

So my question is does anyone have experience using Kubuntu on a HP 2013WM ? it's one of those through together prebuilts HP cranks out with XP on it. So I bought it and stripped that POS off... What specific performance tweaks can be done? I have tried some of the obvious, concurrency, writeback on the drive... etc...


Flash on 64 bit uses like 50%+ CPU sometimes....


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[dibl]

Re: General Questions

I don't know your hardware, but here's some good general guidance for maximizing your Linux system performance:

http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/10/0...w-to-fix-that/

and here's some more:

http://ubuntusoftware.info/Howto_twe..._ultimate.html



EDIT: 50% CPU that's too much!

[mysterymf]

Re: General Questions

Ummmm... so does anyone else have similar hardware or some Hardinfo reports?


apt-get install hardinfo


:-)

[mysterymf]

Re: General Questions

I would have to assume no one has had the same problem with Flash? it seems like it could be to do with Nvidia+flash.

[dibl]

Re: General Questions

apt-get install hardinfo

:-)

Do you mean

sudo apt-get install hwinfo

?

In KMenu>System>KInfoCenter there's a lot of hardware information, as well.

[mysterymf]

Re: General Questions

no it's hardinfo, nice benchmark
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hardinfo/

[mysterymf]

Re: General Questions

Did you mean to see the output of hwinfo?

============ start debug info ============
libhd version 13.35u (x86-64)
using /var/lib/hardware
kernel version is 2.6
----- /proc/cmdline -----
root=UUID=cbf7fc12-127c-4d81-a589-1ce99ddc5021 ro quiet splash rootflags=data=writeback
----- /proc/cmdline end -----
debug = 0xff7ffff7
probe = 0x0000138fc4aa17fff9fffe (+memory +pci +isapnp +net +floppy +misc +misc.serial +misc.par +misc.floppy +serial +cpu +bios +monitor +mouse +scsi +usb -usb.mods +modem +modem.usb +parallel +parallel.lp +parallel.zip +isa +isa.isdn +isdn +kbd +prom +sbus +int +braille +braille.alva +braille.fhp +braille.ht -ignx11 +sys -bios.vbe -isapnp.old -isapnp.new -isapnp.mod +braille.baum -manual +fb +pppoe -scan +pcmcia -fork -parallel.imm +s390 -cpuemu -sysfs -s390disks +udev +block +block.cdrom +block.part +edd +edd.mod -bios.ddc -bios.fb -bios.mode +input +block.mods +bios.vesa -cpuemu.debug -scsi.noserial +wlan -bios.crc -hal -bios.vram -bios.acpi -bios.ddc.ports=1 -bios.ddc.ports=2 -bios.ddc.ports=3 -bios.ddc.ports=4 -modules.pata -max -lxrc)
shm: attached segment 35848217 at 0x2b49260cc000
>> hal.1: read hal data
hal: connected to: :1.32
----- hal device list -----
0: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/acpi_FAN'
info.capabilities = { 'fan' }
fan.enabled = true
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/acpi_FAN'
linux.acpi_path = '/proc/acpi/fan/FAN'
info.product = 'Fan'
linux.hotplug_type = 4 (0x4)
linux.acpi_type = 2 (0x2)
info.category = 'fan'
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer'

[SheeEttin]

Re: General Questions

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