FasterDapper

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 12:19:43PM +0100, marc wrote:
> Just posting a link, because I haven't seen this discussed anywhere:
> 
> http://www.dylanknightrogers.com/2006/07/17/faster-dappersh/
> 
> faster-dapper.sh
> 
> ... an easy to use shell script that speeds up the Ubuntu Linux 
> distribution, currently in the Dapper Drake (version 6.06) version. It 
> does so by installing certain pre-linking software packages (such as 
> pre-link itself), along with added hard disk parameter tweaks, etc..

I took a quick look over it and I recommend staying away.  It isn't very
robust in its implementation, and some of the changes it makes are risky in
terms of stability or correctness.

In general, where these things make sense for most users, we do them by
default in Ubuntu.

-- 
 - mdz