Speeding up Linux...

[.Kencs]

How can I speed up my Linux netbook?
If I go to youtube it buffers / lags every few seconds...is there something I can do? There isnt much on it...
Would uninstalling half of the pre-installed rubbish help?

 

[.Kencs]

specs / model / operating system version?

type top in the console and see what is running

how much memory?

Can it play videos from disk using e.g. gstreamer / vlc? is it just youtube that has problems? What about vimeo ?

1GB Memory
80GB HDD
Intel Atom CPU N270 1.60GHz
Ubuntu Release 10.10

With VLC player it is fine with no lag, but its only on youtube and when I play videos people post of facebook it lags...

 

[.Kencs]

Yeah it plays fine...

Adobe Flash Player version 10.2.153.1