Re: linux on a laptop
From: Grant Diffey (nevyn-luv_at_artificial-stupidity.net)
Date: 02/28/05
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:53:58 +1100
Mark Hobley wrote:
> Miguel <Miguel@sapo.pt> wrote:
>
>> What can I do to improve preformance I start openoffice in win and on
>> Linux takes 3 a 4 seconds more to open.
>
> Does the package function fine once opened ? Is the opening time really
> important ?
>
Yeah to normal people application opening time and desktop booting time is
something they notice and that is important to them..
One answer to discrepancy above is that windows may be pre-linking the
binaries to reduce call overhead this can reduce load time by as much as
40% it's also possible that he hasn't enabled DMA on his disks.
Because libraries are always loaded in the same location you can remove the
indirect calls by modifying the binary to point directly to the address
that the library function has been loaded at. there is a tool called
prelink which does this for linux
>> I thought that linux is lighter and faster than Windows.
>
> I've used both Linux and Windows here on a similar spec system.
> Linux runs fine here.
>
> I also have some low spec machines, such as P120 with 64Mb RAM or an AMD
> 400 with 128Mb RAM.
>
> Linux is much quicker than Windows on the lower spec machines.
>
new linux is faster than new windows yes. new linux is probably slower than
old windows I haven't tested. A 32MB P5 class machine with win98 and
office98 is gonna fly compared to a modern mandrake or SUSE. Win98 isn't
as good but it is faster I'd bet.
>> I also heard that chipset VIA is not that great on LINUX is that true??
>
> I run Via chipsets ok. However, you may want to install an ATI Radeon 9000
> video card (supported under a 2.6 kernel).
Did you miss the topic where it says LAPTOP? or did the thread diverge?
>
> The onboard sound on a Via board does not sound as good as some other
> cards.
it's almost the worst sound chipset in existance.. no wait there's the
EMU10K that's worse.
> I would recommend installing debian, and get rid of the KDE desktop suite.
>
> I run a minimalist installation here using X with icewm.
>
1980 called and wants it's user interface back. but X with icewm is great
but most users expect stuff like pluging in a usb drive / camera to pop up
a dialog saying you just pluged in a whatever what do you want to do with
it.
> Its excellent on all machines.
Except the ones that arn't supported at all...
-- All software sucks all hardware sucks.
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