[ubuntu-in] Suggestions needed please

[Ravi S. Kumar]

If you are a Desktop Lover, you wont like those lightweight FluxBox or
ICEWM etc. SO, it would be better you try XFCE4 (the mighty mouse).
Also, watch those services which you really don't need.
If you installed Mysql, Apache and other FTPd, you can stop or set it
not automatically satrt on system start, it consumes a lot memory (like
apache prefork-mpm always sets 10 instances, so consuming some memory),
mysql also extended its memory footprint with adding more features. So
better start the services when you need.

Openoffice is huge, takes a lot memory and processor, so i wont recommed
you this if you want something light for your little work. Try Abiword

You may try to tweak your system, but there it means a lot risk.
Best of luck.

On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 21:37 +0530, Omkar Raut wrote:
> Hi,
> I have 224MB (256-32mb(shared vid mem.)), even then feisty is slower.
> I use gnome and xfce also. Xfce runs smooth on my machine to some
> extent :)
> Xfce is indeed a good try for you, or you should consider
> fluxbox,icewm.. etc. 
> -Omkar.
> 
> On 4/23/07, Akshay Rao <akshay.jrao at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>         Hi, 
>         
>         I have a system that has the following configuration,
>         Intel P3 833 MHz processor,
>         192 MB RAM,
>         20 GB HDD,
>         On board graphics chip + sound chip (Intel 810E chipset
>         motherboard)
>         (A 1997-98 model comp) 
>         
>         I have installed Ubuntu Dapper (with KDE desktop :D ) on this
>         PC, it seems to me that the applications running tax the
>         system too much, the response to some of the events on desktop
>         are really slow :(
>         
>         I use Firefox , Gaim , OpenOffice , Beep Media Player ,
>         MPlayer ,VLC , XCHM , XPDF, Gedit very frequently. 
>         
>         I tried to install Feisty on this comp through the alternate
>         CD , and as expected it was a disaster! i seemed to have
>         murdered the System! :(
>         
>         Now my question is : is it feasible to install Xubuntu (7.04)
>         on this PC? 
>         If so, can i Run all the apps mentioned above on Xubuntu?
>         (mainly Open Office, Beep and Mplayer) ?
>         
>         I need to have AMP server running (my college needs) and Also
>         Java 5 (Again college needs)
>         
>         apart from these, i want to have Python and Perl (My
>         interests :) )
>         
>         Please put in your valuable suggestions, 
>         Or should i stick to Dapper??
>         
>         Akshay
>         
>         aka, techKyLa @ irc.freenode.net
>         place :  #ubuntu-in
>         
>         
>         
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