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Hey,
Yesterday I tried to run X windows on RH7.2 and it runs very slow because the machine im running on is something like a 100 Mhz and i think only 16 meg of ram. I don't need to run x windows on the machine but I do like to have there to use from time to time.
So I want to know if there is anything I can do make it run faster? is there stuff I can cut out or change. I've got both KDE and Gnome installed (from the rh7.2 install). Which one is the fastest? or should I switch to a different shell, I dont need any fancy stuff.
Any ideas to get it running faster would be great.
Thanks
Try using Blackbox as your window manager. A new version (0.62.0) was released today. After you've installed it, you'll need to edit/create the ".xinitrc" file in your home directory and add the line "exec blackbox" to the file.
My install of 7.1 was pretty slow. I just got my dual boot with my main system (1ghz, 512MB DDR) setup today and damn RH is fast. You should think about a dual boot.
ewww xfce.... hehe i already won one battle about that!
there's also fluxbox, which is slightly modified version of blackbox, which just goes a little further to make it more usable, like including full hjoteky supprt and such like, otehr than that it's totally identical
Originally posted by bluecadet ewww xfce.... hehe i already won one battle about that!
there's also fluxbox, which is slightly modified version of blackbox, which just goes a little further to make it more usable, like including full hjoteky supprt and such like, otehr than that it's totally identical
xfce kicks butt.. my opinion, i am entitled to it..
your opinion doesn't count in my forum.. only mine does.
nah, i like it cause it works for me, it doesn't have a clutter feel to me.. oh well.. i set the record straight here about worthless posts.. everyone should read. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=12135
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