ubuntu/kubuntu is sloooooooow!

[cj]

metin wrote:
> Have you ever used archlinux or pardus? They are real fast! (faster than 
> ubuntu/kubuntu on low spec machines).
> What I want to know is the reason why it is not as fast as others. This 
> is not to blame ubuntu people. I believe they are doing a great job! I 
> appreciate their efforts. But I'd like ubuntu at least as fast as other 
> fast distros. Right?
>
>
>   
slax is pretty fast too..and small. I was able to install it on a 1 gig 
thumb drive and have lots of room to spare

--cj