[NBLUG/talk] Speeding up KDE, I'll try anything

[Scrappy Laptop]

Switch to Konqueror-on-xfce  (xubuntu instead of kubuntu).  I ran this a couple years back on older hardware and loved it.

Be aware that a number of Ubuntu and/or Kubuntu packages will still be installed and running (guide to "getting back to pure xfce" http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce ). Um, try konqueror, perform the cleanup, then install Konqueror again if it breaks?

Since it's been a few years, these may have been fixed by now:
-add a dns cache (konquerer had none, maybe it does now?)
-kill IPv6 if not applicable (helped a lot on a IPv4 only network)

Basics - These are not KDE specific but they do help on almost any system:
-hdparm
-prelinking if *buntu is older or otherwise not running (ymmv)
-reduce color depth to 16
-kill unused daemons, etc.
-kill unneeded consoles in inittab (i.e. free up memory)


-Scrappy


--- On Wed, 8/5/09, Bob Blick <bobblick at ftml.net> wrote:

> From: Bob Blick <bobblick at ftml.net>
> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Speeding up KDE, I'll try anything
> To: talk at nblug.org
> Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 11:04 AM
> I've been using Ubuntu lately and it
> really is a lot faster than
> Kubuntu. I'd like to find a way to make Kubuntu run faster,
> if that's
> possible, because I am used to KDE and generally like its
> features and
> applications. But since 4.x(now 4.2) I have really been
> questioning my
> loyalty. Just watching the mouse cursor freeze up each and
> every time as
> the K menu tries to render is beginning to drive me crazy.
> I no longer
> believe the people who say that all you need is more memory
> and KDE is
> fast. It's about as fast as a Mac Plus running off a floppy
> drive.
> 
> Anyway, if someone has found a way to actually make the
> default Kubuntu
> install run faster, I'm all ears. I'll try any tip. BTW I
> don't have any
> 3D fluff running, and I do have a decent video card.
> 
> Or if you also have given up on KDE I'd like to hear how
> you
> transitioned. I miss Konqueror, it does so much.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Cheerful regards,
> 
> Bob
> 
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