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Fedora - it has always been like that but now it seems to be even faster since I placed its /tmp and /var partitions on a different drive. Something like a half-assed RAID0.
IMHO Ubuntu runs faster on my system. Reason...smaller overall Distro installation in terms of final modifications and total MB's. Fedora rocks too, just larger total in MB's.
No idea - never timed them. Faster doing what?
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Only briefly tried F7 a while ago, got the DVD with a mag. Might give it a more extended trial next time the distrohopping bug hits me.
Between the Ubuntu and Fedora families Ubuntu is always a bit quicker because the latter is server-oreientated. Within Unbuntu family those use xfce will be faster than those using Gnome or KDE.
If you want really fast distro, try the Slackware family, especial those based on Slax.
I think that is the right question to ask. Throwing in unsubstantiated stuff like "quicker because server-oreientated" or "use slackware" w/o details doesn't really cut it.
No idea - never timed them. Faster doing what?
P.S.
Only briefly tried F7 a while ago, got the DVD with a mag. Might give it a more extended trial next time the distrohopping bug hits me.
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Fedora or Ubuntu?
For me Fedora 7 is pretty fast. Coming Fedora 8, they say, is faster than Previous fedoras. I prefer Fedora. Briefly tried Ubutntu which didn't impress me much !!!!
Rick, I shop around for distros too. Sometimes I just get bored and need something new.
To answer the OP's question, I find Fedora runs better on my system. I'm not sure if it's bias, but I truly feel this way. I've been running Fedora 8 and Ubuntu Gutsy and I feel like I'm getting more out of Fedora. I operates a whole lot more smoothly too, whereas Ubuntu feels a LITTLE choppy at times.
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I tried fedora 4,5, and 7. Also I tried ubuntu 7.04, and 7.1.
On the same machine I used to work on openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3, I found that both of them are slower than openSUSE, as well as ubuntu is slower than fedora 7, and faster than 5 and 6.
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