trimming the fat - update manager
toyfactory
toyfactory at xsmail.com
Sat May 7 10:48:11 UTC 2005
James Wilkinson wrote:
> An upgrade -- well, by definition, it's a slightly newer version of a
> package that's already installed. On Ubuntu, I understand that any
> upgraded packages will just be bugfixes. These won't be much larger than
> what's already there, and could save on memory (if they fix memory
> leaks).
I understand this, I just don't think I need the upgrade manger running
all the time. Can't I just use Synaptic to mark the necessary upgrades
once a week or so?
> The first thing I'd recommend would be to run
> ps -ef | less
OK, that's my homework and it'll help my understanding of how the system
fits together.
I'll also see if I can reduce the size of the RAM used for the frame
buffer, as I don't need fancy 3D on my laptop.
Thanks for the hints,
Nick
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