There's also Exaile!, which isn't in the repositories but there are Ubuntu .deb packages available on there website. (I don't have a link right now. If I did I would give it to you. A couple seconds on <a href="http://google.com/linux"> google.com/linux</a> found it for me.) Exaile! is a GTK application similar to AmaroK. It's lightweight in RAM and required libraries. Try it out. -Josh <div>On 12/16/06, Ronnie Whisler <<a href="mailto:mrwislr@gmail.com">mrwislr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Use gmusicbrowser for you audio library playback program... its very like and handles large libraries easily and very fast.. On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:58:29 -0400 "Cody Somerville" <<a href="mailto:cody.somerville@gmail.com"> cody.somerville@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > A few tips/ideas for improving performance: > > 1. You might want to look for an alternative to Amarok as it is > very heavy and requires kde libs. > 2. If you aren't going to be using the desktop (ie. icons on the > desktop), you could disable xfdesktop. > 3. Try changing your theme to a more light-load theme (if > applicable). 4. If you have kde and gnome services enabled at boot > time, it will add a lot of wait time. > 5. Get a faster computer? > 6. I found 6.06 (Dapper) a bit faster then 6.10 (Edgy) but I can't > say for sure. > 7. Ensure the xfce4 compositor is disabled (most likely is if you > didn't enable it) > 8. Remove any unnecessary panels or panel > plugins/launchers/objects/etc. > > Hope that helps, > > Cody A.W. Somerville > > On 12/16/06, Matt Price < <a href="mailto:matt.price@utoronto.ca">matt.price@utoronto.ca</a>> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm converting my laptop to a stereo component. It currently runs > > xubuntu edgy and has amarok installed as well. I really prefer > > xfce to any ther lightweight wm/desktop solution -- I can hardly > > navigate ion3 or windowmaker -- but I would like to figure out ways > > to reduce load time for xfce, which currently takes a while to wake > > up. In its new home the machine will really only run amarok, and > > maybe giFT/giFTcurs and occasionally a webbrowser. I do need the > > volume-manager, though, to connect an ipod. Any hints on what I > > might do to otherwise lighten my load? right now the wait times > > are acceptable for a computer, but frustrating for a stereo. > > > > Thanks, > > > > matt > > > > > > > > -- > > Matt Price > > History Dept > > University of Toronto > > <a href="mailto:matt.price@utoronto.ca">matt.price@utoronto.ca</a> > > > > > > -- > > xubuntu-devel mailing list > > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a> > > > > > > > > > > -- BidTurf Auctions <a href="http://www.BidTurf.com">http://www.BidTurf.com </a> -- xubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel </a> </blockquote></div>