yet another "fastest distro" thread... but different
hello!
i know this is constantly asked: but it always seems to boil down to "hurr durr ubuntu is faster that win7" which is not what i want. what do i want? all i want is any *NIX distribution that can be installed and is fast. fast here means: boot time is very good (log-in as well) and very low latency. and fast doesnt just mean low-footprint: my lappy has a dual core 64 bit cpu, not a pent 3 what i need to do? it has to dual boot with windows 7, i must be able to use my broadcom 4312 wifi card, and there shall be no games, little flash and the only essential programs are libreoffice/similar and interwebs browser not afraid to try odd things: i've done kolibriOS, gentoo, arch, connochaet(lol) and i just downloaded pcbsd thanks in advance |
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Install any normal or light distro (not one of the common bloated derivatives), as minimally as possible, roll your own kernel if you wish and install a lightweight window manager and only the programs you need - done.
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Well gentoo I tried on my test machine and was IMMENSLY speedy with the optimisations and custome kernel, but I don't know if I'll notice the same difference on a newer system (the test one is an old celeron/centurion can never remember which)
Arch is great: but it is a gamble every boot if the wifi works But there really is nothing that's much faster? Maybe I should try LFS some time... |
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You just inadvertently made my day: I checked the arch wiki (again) only to find that I had the wrong model number for my wifi xD Anyways I have a good feeling that with the correct driver it will work properly now lol Thanks: and to others reading this it's true: arch does tend to be very consistent and stable if the person using it is competent * cough * |
dual booting with win 7
I am currently dual booting kubuntu and windows 7. I did it with using separate hard drives with each "OS" and I had to install windows 7 without the linux drive installed and I have to remove all other drives when installing a service pack. Other than that I just hooked up my linux drive as the first drive and ran update grub for it to see the windows install. I don't know how it would work on a single drive though since even if you get both to install on one drive you may have issues installing a service pack with windows.
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