Window maker is an excellent window manager. I have been using it since the mid to late 90's. Firefox is a nice browser. It is my vanilla recommendation when people ask me what browser they should use. A cool plugin for firefox is firebug. I have been able to really slim down the time it takes to recompile by not including every module. After the initial install, I usually check out what modules the system is using and write them down. Then when I got to recompile, I try to take out as many useless modules that I can. This way I don't waste time compiling modules I'm never going to use. -Matt On 12/11/06, Dan Lund wrote: > > When I ran my 333 Mhz Celeron with 128mb ram (my last system before > upgrading to 1.8ghz) I ran Window Maker and Firefox (Phoenix at the > time). The limiting factor was RAM and harddisk speed, as the only > time the CPU would be taxed is when running VMWare or obviously > compiling. (or when an app was loading) > I used web-based email back then too, but I think I did use evolution > once or twice just to test it out. > Incidentally, that's my mail app here at work to connect to our > Exchange server with something other than POP3. > --Dan > > On 12/10/06, Matt Nesteruk wrote: > > mike, > > > > I have been reading your posts on the list for some time now. I do not > know > > all your system specs, but it sounds like you have an older system. I > > myself am a broke college student and have many older systems. You seem > to > > think that there is something wrong with your computer. I personally > think > > your system is fine. Your speed issues are being caused by X. It is a > > system hog. > > > > Top is an excellent tool, but it is not "Real-Time". It does not change > the > > moment you perform an operation. I am also afraid you might hurt > yourself > > if you keep looking at it for as long as you do. > > > > If you want to see substantially large improvements in your system speed > > stop running X. The command line is very powerful, and quick. Software > > that utilizes ncurses provides a nice graphical interface at a low > system > > cost. > > > > If you can not live with out X then you have to slim it down. Do not > run > > Gnome or KDE. They have become very bloated packages over the > years. Run a > > small window manger. I prefer WindowMaker, but there are many others > out > > there. A friend of mine loves FluxBox. Next, you need to pick a slim > web > > browser. No mozilla, its too big. Also, stay away from browsers/file > > managers that allow you to view file systems on your computer. Opera is > a > > good slim web client. As for e-mail, im not sure. I stopped using POP > > accounts a long time ago. Web-Base e-mail is more practical for > me. When > > selecting a POP client, follow the same rules. Slim and to the > point. Stay > > away form Big and flashy. > > > > The best time to slim down your system is during the install. > > It seems like you have been using linux for some time > > now and you probably have a good idea of > > what > > software you use. Keep this list in mind, maybe > > even write it down. During the setup, don't just click > > "Install Everything", "Manually Select Packages" instead. Under the X11 > > section, uncheck programs you are not going to use. If you have never > done > > this be for it might take a few times to get it accustom to it, but it > is > > worth it. > > > > This is my setup on a 333 celeron with 128mgs of ram. it is my no means > > Smokin Fast, but it is very usable. > > > > If you are looking for A noticeably large increase in speed, It is > probably > > just time for a whole new system. > > > > -Matt > > > > > > > > On 12/7/06, Michael Havens < bmike101@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > I am running opera as my email and onqueror as my browser. I was > running > > > top and it was reporting opera was using between 70 and 90 percent of > the > > > cpu (I had 3 windows on top of it incloding rxvt. Well I brought it to > the > > > top and top startesaying cpu usage was between 14 and 30 percent and > it > > > has been going pretty consistant at that for about 15 minutes. Any > ideas > > > as to what the problem was? (konqueror cpu usage has stayed below 30% > > > -- > > > :~)MIKE(~: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > -- > "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." > -Napoleon Bonaparte > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >