Re: Why is linux slower than Windows (Firefox)?


Bit Twister wrote:
On 26 Nov 2006 12:34:37 -0800, pureheart@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
My brother is a Windows guy and does tech support. I push Linux on him
and he tries out lots of distros (which is more than I do).
I can't answer his latest question, though. Here's what he emailed me.

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Other thing that bothers me is the speed...
If I open a website on the same laptop in Windows using Firefox, it
opens
in 1-2 seconds.
On the Linux side, same laptop with half a gig of memory, Mobile P4
processor, and fast 54000 rpm HD, etc, it takes 4-5 seconds to open the
same webpage even when they are cached or in bookmarks.


Perhaps Linux is just not as well optimized??

I would say linux is more optimized.


Does anyone have an answer for him (and me)?

Guessing /etc/resolv.conf does not contain the same DNS values as
the windows box and/or ipv6 is not disabled.

With 300+ linux distributions, you might want to read
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

What distro is he using?, what plugins is he using for firefox on both
OS's are they the same? Are they the same version? I have a laptop
dual boot. and most if not all things are faster in linux. although
SUSE seemed a little slow but that could be due to bloatware. Also on
my workstation also dual boot, Linux is definatly faster, as I have it
clocked 180Mhz faster and stable than my windows likes, at this speed
windows just reboots untill I bring the clock back down.

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