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Old 02-23-2003, 02:45 PM   #1
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red hat running slow


hi, my linux is running kind of slow and i dont really know why, im pretty sure its not my hardware, but i just installed the new nvidia drivers, they seem to work well, the splash screen is coming up and tuxracer runs smoothly. right now i have a terminal window, xemacs, gaim, mozilla and xmms open, i wouldnt think that would cause too much of a slow down, but im pretty new to linux. my mozilla and other things load slower than they did before and when i type in gaim it gets really slow and the cursor will move like 10 seconds afer i type a button. are there any tweaks i could do to get a little better performance or anything?
 
Old 02-23-2003, 02:48 PM   #2
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stop using kde and qt apps. http://blackboxwm.sf.net

what are your system specs?
 
Old 02-23-2003, 03:13 PM   #3
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if red hat is running slow then you either need to run a manager that need less

blackbox like acid is a really good one to start ,I am fond of fluxbox myself and in reality there is not too much difference between the two.

please post your system specs.
 
Old 02-23-2003, 03:29 PM   #4
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my system specs are as follows:
p4 2.0ghz
512mb rdram
nvidia geforce 4 4200
red hat 8 and xp home dual boot

ive heard about fluxbox and i was interested in it, but im not quite sure how to go about installing new xwidnows things like that.
 
Old 02-24-2003, 12:00 AM   #5
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Its not your hardware man... thats better than I have (processor wise anyway) and mine runs like lightning.
 
Old 05-12-2003, 04:44 AM   #6
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Originally posted by acid_kewpie
stop using kde and qt apps. http://blackboxwm.sf.net

what are your system specs?
Acid, no disrespect, but I wish you would stop saying that...there is nothing wrong with KDE, on my system it is running nice and fast. Yes, I also use WindowMaker, but KDE is just what people need to be convinced that Linux can ideed replace windows.

The fact that it sometimes is slow seems to be more of a distro fault than the fault of KDE.

Also, most people run machines faster than 1GHz, with plenty RAM. Therefore, in distros that do it properly, KDE will run fine and provide a satisfying user experience.
 
Old 05-12-2003, 06:10 AM   #7
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There seem to be a lot of wierd performance problems lately. This isn't a problem that affects all of Linux, and it's not KDE or Qt apps regardless of what acid says. Run top in a terminal and when it slows down, see if you can see if anything is eating CPU time
 
  


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