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Old 07-17-2005, 09:01 PM   #1
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[help] Does the Suse linux Os work fast?


Does this linux distribution work fast compared to FC,Debian etc ?
 
Old 07-17-2005, 09:16 PM   #2
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What do you mean by 'work fast'?

All these distros run the same kernel save a few minor modifications or compiler optimizations. On a properly sized machine you'll likely find little difference in speed when running your applications.
 
Old 07-17-2005, 09:28 PM   #3
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as i know, fc4 has made some modifications aiming at P4. Does other distributions has the same facility?
I got the trend to use FC4 originally but the failure of installing DB2 v8 bewildered me.
 
Old 07-17-2005, 11:39 PM   #4
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Arrow honestly

I'm not quite sure of the difference between debian and fedora and all, but I know Suse is very significantly slower than Slackware and Gentoo. I am trying it on my Athlon 64 and it is by my standards and what I think are most people's standards relatively slow. I don't feel like I'm blazing through tasks everyday. The system definitely hogs resources, but the performance drop is worth it if you're a noob, or just like to be lazy (or if you can't get a certain program to run in your normal distro {my case}).

Tip: give them all a shot. Try all the linuxes you can get your hands on!

happy hunting,

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Old 07-18-2005, 12:43 AM   #5
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thx for slackwarebilly's conclusion. Attempts of all the distro may take time but it may be worthy.
Anyway thx.
 
Old 07-18-2005, 06:56 AM   #6
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the fastest distros that i tried are : slackware , arch , vectorlinux , yoper
 
Old 07-18-2005, 01:02 PM   #7
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Comparing Apples to Apples yields the same speed. Slackware is a minimalist distro by all accounts. If you are willing to take the time to slim down Suse with the same software, you'll notice very little difference between Suse and anything else.
 
Old 07-18-2005, 01:37 PM   #8
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Minor side comment: I'd also point out that many times, a lot of perceived "speed" of a system depends on the tasks you are doing, and may not be related to your machine and/or distro at all. Example: if you are checking Email on a remote server and/or visiting a busy website, you may see poor response times, but that's due to the traffic on the external server rather than your own machine - it's got nothing to do with your PC at all. In contrast though, if you're doing a lot of number crunching work on your own machine, then most distros will pretty much have similar performance numbers. (After all, all distros are built around the same basic kernel, and it's mainly the differences in the add-ons that distinguish one distro from another.) As a very general comment, if you are interested in making your system as efficient as possible, disable any services that you don't really need or use. Just a few random points that I think are worth pointing out -- J.W.
 
  


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