[olug] ubuntu slowing down

Fri Oct 30 23:16:23 UTC 2009

I haven't noticed a slow down from 8.04 to 8.10.  The slow down occurs
after I get off Firefox and try to run other programs like evolution.
The PC justs hangs for upwards of a minute.  Just yesterday I had to
reboot via the power switch because the system completely hung.  It just
started doing this with in the last month and I don't know what to check
to determine what is slowing it down.

I changed over to Linux, cuz' Windows had totally bogged the PC down and
Ubuntu was much much faster.  It has breathed new life into the old
thing!  

I flasswipe the system after each surfing session and that helps some,
but the PC had run faster.  Any help?

Paul

On Fri, 2009-10-30 at 08:23 -0500, T. J. Brumfield wrote:
> Ubuntu is designed all around giving an easy installer and defaults
> that should work for most people.
> 
> This is another area where I prefer the approach of openSUSE. Mind
> you, I haven't installed Ubuntu since 7.10, but that installer gave me
> no option to control packages I wanted installed initially.
> 
> openSUSE not only lets you select individual packages, but they set up
> package groups. I've seen others set up groups like Games, Graphics,
> Office, etc. However openSUSE has groups for tasks such as File
> Server, Laptop, Development, etc. It helps you easily decide what you
> want and don't want.
> 
> -- T. J. Brumfield
> 
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 3:57 AM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > if you install in text mode, you have many package selection options.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Benjamin Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> I haven't seen my particular system slow down over time. But the
> >> speed difference pre-Feisty compared to now is very noticeable. And
> >> I'm talking everything: boot, initial X login, starting apps, etc.
> >> That's what I mean by bloat. And I'm comparing clean installations on
> >> the same hardware.
> >>
> >> I would be nice on the stock Ubuntu installation, if there were
> >> choices on installation (e.g. low, medium, high) to help the user
> >> figure how many features (and to what level they're enabled) get
> >> installed rather than having different distros. Then you could have
> >> the option to manipulate these low, medium, and high values post
> >> installation to see how your system handles it.
> >>
> >> Just my $0.02
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:03 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > I don't use Ubuntu, but I rarely see slowdowns in Linux usage over
> >> > time. However, I'd upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu to get the
> >> > newer kernel, ext4, and newer builds of Firefox. All should give you
> >> > speed gains.
> >> >
> >> > I'd also look into disabling unnecessary services to maximize the
> >> > little memory you have.
> >> >
> >> > Lubuntu (which is still a beta, but promising) also merits mentioning.
> >> >
> >> > -- T. J. Brumfield
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