[TriLUG] Speed Question with RHL 8.0 and KDE3

[Roy Vestal]

Chris Hedemark wrote:
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 > On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 08:27 AM, Roy Vestal wrote:
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 >> I have a 233MHz box with 2GB HDD and 96MB of RAM Running RHL 8.0 with
 >> KDE 3.  Does any one have any suggestions on a way to increase speed on
 >> the box besides the usual "Get rid of KDE" , "Add RAM", "Get a new box",
 >> "use this other distro...." montra?
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 > Firstly get rid of services you don't need.
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 > Turn off the animations in KDE and any other eye candy.
 >
 > You can use KDE with some alternative window managers that are much
 > lighter weight.
 >
 > If you recompile packages for it, strip the symbols from the object
 > modules before linking.
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 > Recompile your kernel to only include the stuff you need.
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 > Chris Hedemark .. Hillsborough, NC .. http://yonderway.com
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Thanks Chris.