[ltp] Xubuntu vs Ubuntu

[Jason Brooks]

Ubuntu is slow no matter which flavour of it. It was better when there
wasn't a bunch of features that should not be enabled ... enabled.
Fast user switching is one of them... I know it would be fast if it
was disabled.  Version 6 and 7 were the last fast versions. To bad
they are old... and dusty.



On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Chris Penn <cantormath@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simon,
>
> Ubuntu is debian based.
>
> You are looking for a minimal installation of linux, and from the sound of
> it you prefer the debian based versions.
>
> Chris...
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Simon Royal <simonroyal@live.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Rob
>> I am new to Linux and would prefer a buntu based distro rather than a
>> Debian. Maybe when I get a bit more confident I would try Debian.
>> I tried some of the lighter versions like Fluxbuntu and CrunchBang, but to
>> be honest Xubuntu runs just as well as these and has a fuller featured
>> window manager.
>>
>> Simon Royal
>>
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>>
>>
>> > Subject: Re: [ltp] Xubuntu vs Ubuntu
>> > From: robert@tomsick.net
>> > To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>> > Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:31:17 +0000
>> >
>> > On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 10:56 +0000, Simon Royal wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I am a big fan of Ubuntu. It got me really interested in Linux and
>> > > gave me the push to leave Mac and Windows behind. I had Ubuntu 9.10
>> > > running on a Samsung A10 1.1Ghz Duron and loved it, then the laptop
>> > > died. I then was given an IBM ThinkPad 600 and after running a few '
>> > > lightweight' distros have been quite impressed with Xubuntu 9.10 on
>> > > it.
>> > [ ...]
>> > > Ultimately my question is, would Ubuntu run better than Xubuntu? I am
>> > > trying to squeeze every ounce of power out of this beast.
>> >
>> >
>> > If performance is your primary concern, you may want to consider
>> > something other than Ubuntu and its direct derivatives (such as
>> > Kubuntu/Xubuntu). Ubuntu is a quite a 'heavy' distro out-of-the-box,
>> > and while it's possible to slim it down with some judicious package
>> > management and a bit of tweaking, you might be better off just choosing
>> > something like Debian and adding the packages that you need on top of a
>> > minimal install.
>> >
>> > -Rob
>> >
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JaY