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Most recent edit made on 2008-08-16 13:26:18 by FredTechAdditions:
Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. Gnome, and especially KDE, can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fluxbox, fvwm, IceWM or Xfce a try. Or learn to master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
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Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. Gnome, and especially KDE, can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fvwm, fluxbox IceWM or Xfce a try. Or learn to master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
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Edited on 2008-08-16 11:27:36 by FredTechAdditions:
Remove desktop items
If you can live without a desktop wallpaper, set the background to a solid color instead of the default brown image. Right click anywhere on your desktop and select "Change Desktop Background".Deletions:
Remove items from Gnome Panel
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Edited on 2008-08-16 07:52:15 by FredTechAdditions:
Drop Unnecessary Services
- Automated Crash Reports (apport)
- Printer Service (cupsys)
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Edited on 2008-08-16 07:49:54 by FredTechAdditions:
Remove items from Gnome Panel
Applications on the top and bottom gray panels can be removed by right clicking them and selecting "Remove From Panel". You might want to disable User Switcher and Tracker. The entire bottom panel can also be removed, but you should move window list to the top panel first.Revision [117]
Edited on 2008-08-16 07:45:09 by FredTechAdditions:
- Tracker Unless you need a quick desktop search tool
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Edited on 2008-08-12 09:54:35 by FredTechAdditions:
Use Firefox 3 or the Opera Web Browser.
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Consider switching to the Firefox 3 beta for a browser that is less memory-hungry.
Additions:
Ubuntu, like most other operating systems, ship with some automatically started processes you probably don't need. You should try to minimize the number of running services. From [System] > [Preferences] > [Sessions] you can disable the startup programs in the list that you don’t need. Here's some examples:
Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. Gnome, and especially KDE, can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fvwm, fluxbox IceWM or Xfce a try. Or learn to master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
- Bluetooth Manager Unless you use any bluetooth devices under linux
- Evolution Alarm Notifier Unless you use the evolution mail client
- Network Manager After you have used it to configure your network connection
- Power Manager The PS3 is not a laptop, so no need for a power manager
- Print Queue Applet Got a printer hooked up to your ps3? Probably not.
- Restricted Drivers Manager
Advanced
If you use OpenOffice, go to the preferences window. Look for the Memory option under OpenOffice.org and increase the memory allotted to the Graphics cache, under both the "Use for OpenOffice.org" and "Memory per Object." If you're a heavy Office user and you have RAM to spare, don't be afraid to set these high. Say 100+ for the Graphics Cache and around 10MB per Object. Play around and see what works on your system.Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. Gnome, and especially KDE, can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fvwm, fluxbox IceWM or Xfce a try. Or learn to master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
Deletions:
Ubuntu, like most other operating systems, ship with some automatically started processes you probably don't need. You should try to minimize the number of running services. From [System] > [Preferences] > [Sessions] you can disable all of the startup programs in the list that you don’t need.
Unless you sync your phone with your computer, there's no need for the sync process to be running. Same with the Bluetooth process. If you're using Gnome, but not Evolution (the Gnome desktop's default mail client), get rid of the Evolution Alarm.
Go to OpenOffice's Preferences window. Look for the Memory option under OpenOffice.org and increase the memory allotted to the Graphics cache, under both the "Use for OpenOffice.org" and "Memory per Object." If you're a heavy Office user and you have RAM to spare, don't be afraid to set these high. Say 100+ for the Graphics Cache and around 10MB per Object. Play around and see what works on your system.
Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. KDE and Gnome both look very nice and offer some great advanced features, but both can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fvwm, fluxbox IceWM or even Xfce (which is still quite nice to look at) a try. They'll be much snappier. Even better, master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
You can also consider installing the more lightweight XFCE desktop manager for Ubuntu by typing
Unless you sync your phone with your computer, there's no need for the sync process to be running. Same with the Bluetooth process. If you're using Gnome, but not Evolution (the Gnome desktop's default mail client), get rid of the Evolution Alarm.
Go to OpenOffice's Preferences window. Look for the Memory option under OpenOffice.org and increase the memory allotted to the Graphics cache, under both the "Use for OpenOffice.org" and "Memory per Object." If you're a heavy Office user and you have RAM to spare, don't be afraid to set these high. Say 100+ for the Graphics Cache and around 10MB per Object. Play around and see what works on your system.
Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. KDE and Gnome both look very nice and offer some great advanced features, but both can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fvwm, fluxbox IceWM or even Xfce (which is still quite nice to look at) a try. They'll be much snappier. Even better, master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
You can also consider installing the more lightweight XFCE desktop manager for Ubuntu by typing
sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop
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The oldest known version of this page was edited on 2008-03-18 08:28:34 by FredTechSpeed up PSUbuntu
Running Ubuntu on a PS3 can be quite resource intensive due to the low amount of RAM available on the system. This page will show you how to make the OS run smoother by disabling services or running special software.
Tip: Remember to always make a backup when you're editing a system file. The quickest approach is to use the Terminal command cp. For example, to back up /etc/sysctl.conf you'd type:
sudo cp /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.backup
Drop Unnecessary Processes
Ubuntu, like most other operating systems, ship with some automatically started processes you probably don't need. You should try to minimize the number of running services. From [System] > [Preferences] > [Sessions] you can disable all of the startup programs in the list that you don’t need.
Unless you sync your phone with your computer, there's no need for the sync process to be running. Same with the Bluetooth process. If you're using Gnome, but not Evolution (the Gnome desktop's default mail client), get rid of the Evolution Alarm.
While the Sessions panel lists most of the common processes, it doesn't show everything. For the full list, you'll need the command line app sysv-rc-conf. To install the package, type:
sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf
Be very careful about what you change since you can permanently hose your system using this editor. Remember to backup files and make small changes to single items rather than deleting in batches. After making a change, log out and then log back in to make sure everything still works as you would expect.
Use fast applications
Go to OpenOffice's Preferences window. Look for the Memory option under OpenOffice.org and increase the memory allotted to the Graphics cache, under both the "Use for OpenOffice.org" and "Memory per Object." If you're a heavy Office user and you have RAM to spare, don't be afraid to set these high. Say 100+ for the Graphics Cache and around 10MB per Object. Play around and see what works on your system.
Consider switching to the Firefox 3 beta for a browser that is less memory-hungry.
Use a "Lighter" Desktop Environment. KDE and Gnome both look very nice and offer some great advanced features, but both can be pretty tough on the processor. Give fvwm, fluxbox IceWM or even Xfce (which is still quite nice to look at) a try. They'll be much snappier. Even better, master the command line -- it's fast, lightweight and simple once you adjust to its way of thinking.
You can also consider installing the more lightweight XFCE desktop manager for Ubuntu by typing
sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop
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