Which would run faster on my loish spec system, Kunbuntu or Unbuntu?

MikeHunt79

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I think the only difference between them id the GUI (KDE or Gnome)?

Anyway, here's my spec:

Athlon socket A @ 1200Mhz
640MB of RAM
250GB HD
ATI 9200SE
Wifi card

Now, right now I'm Ubuntu and it's ok but not blazingly fast. Would I notice a speed improvement by going over to KDE?
 
You could run any of the *buntus and use a much lighter wm like fluxbox. Doesn't have all of the functionality integrated into the environment but bits can be added.
 
Cob said:
Probably best trying Xubuntu. It's designed for older systems.
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Awesome, just read up on Xubuntu and it looks ideal. Thanks.
Ethics said:
You could run any of the *buntus and use a much lighter wm like fluxbox. Doesn't have all of the functionality integrated into the environment but bits can be added.
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Ok, I may try this once I get everything running but I'm a real linux n00b and am going to take things one step at a time.
 
Rhys said:
Ive never found any *buntu disto to be fast*. Why not look at dsl or puppy?
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I'm a Linux newbie really, and I've got used to the way ubuntu does everything, plus it works well with (most) of my hardware.

When I'm a little better with Linux I may try another distro later, but right now Xubuntu is running really well with the above rig. :)
 
Xubuntu rocks... it's not just for older hardware, I use it with my relatively decent hardware. It's a fantastic distro.
 
MikeHunt79 said:
I'm a Linux newbie really, and I've got used to the way ubuntu does everything, plus it works well with (most) of my hardware.

When I'm a little better with Linux I may try another distro later, but right now Xubuntu is running really well with the above rig. :)
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Out of interest, what do you use your PC for?
 
It's a backup PC to use while so I can tinker with my overclocked pc without the worry of having no working computer at all!

I mainly use it for browsing the internet, playing music, and watching TV. Nothing very demanding really...
 
Zenwalk would rock that machine's world :P On a more serious note *buntu is good for people that are new to the linux world but there are other much better distros out there
 
I have never been a Debian fan nor an Ubuntu one for that matter, however, recently I have been playing a lot with the Buntu's on my LapTop and yes, trying to find a happy medium, and Im happy to say that I like both Kubuntu and Xubuntu, and both are very nice indeed.

I am currently running with Kubuntu 8.4 and KDE4 and sure, its not the quickest setup I have had on this LapTop but the speed loss is not enough for me to worry about when the LapTop is already a slow one anyway, and no matter what O/S I have run on it, itys had a slightly sluggish feel anyway.

Annoyingly, its only got S3 Savage Graphics so *** 3D abilities of Compiz-fuzion are not bothering to show up, yet it can play all the openGL games a lot better than it should.
 
i'd advise anyone with lower spec hardware to use a 'build from the ground up' distro like arch or gentoo or maybe even puppy which is a pretty popular package distro but a lot lighter.

the speed difference is noticable compared to any of the popular package distros.
 
No, I would not.

If some one is asking for advise like this, then their knowledge of Linux is not of a level that will let them easily install somethign like Gentoo.

Plus, if like me, they need a distro done sooner rather than later, then gentoo and indeed puppy, is definitely off the list. and as for the speed difference, this is true, it is noticable, but then the setup you will have on the Gentoo / Puppy distro will be a fraction of the functionability of that of say xubuntu .

I myself feel that a better way to go for a novice, would be to have one of the buntu distros and just kill off the junk you dont need.

Unless of course the laptop really is an old pile of junk, and then of course maybe something like zipslack is another choice?
 
there's a lot more to it then just uninstalling peripheral software, tweaking the compiler to your particular architecture rather than the generic setup and compiling everything from scratch makes a huge difference on lower spec hardware - i never said it was easy :) as everything in life ...there's sacrifices to get want you want.

you don't need a lot of knowledge to get a gentoo/arch system up and running with just as much functionality as ubuntu - there's so much information available on both that they virtually walk you through everything anyway.

i had gnome + compiz and all the addons/extras working great on a eeepc, that's how much difference a custom install makes - i never tried ubuntu but from others i heard it was pretty bad performance.

it all comes down to whether you want to really learn about linux or not also, installing ubuntu and running everything through synaptic doesn't really teach you anything.
 
marscay said:
there's a lot more to it then just uninstalling peripheral software, tweaking the compiler to your particular architecture rather than the generic setup and compiling everything from scratch makes a huge difference on lower spec hardware - i never said it was easy :) as everything in life ...there's sacrifices to get want you want.

you don't need a lot of knowledge to get a gentoo/arch system up and running with just as much functionality as ubuntu - there's so much information available on both that they virtually walk you through everything anyway.

i had gnome + compiz and all the addons/extras working great on a eeepc, that's how much difference a custom install makes - i never tried ubuntu but from others i heard it was pretty bad performance.

it all comes down to whether you want to really learn about linux or not also, installing ubuntu and running everything through synaptic doesn't really teach you anything.
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I totally agree with your post, I think people are beginging to think that linux =*buntu/mint/insertpopulardistronamehere there are a lot of different distros out there all slightly different. And in the end they are all freely available legally over the internet.:p
 
marscay said:
there's a lot more to it then just ... HUGE SNIP
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Ok, I agree. Perhaps I was too hasty mayb, but not without reasons.

I mean, sure, I have gone the Gentoo path... My main Tux Box as we speak is running Sabayon 3.5 ( Gentoo based ) and my Laptop however is running Kubuntu 8.4 but with KDE4 and im trying to run it under Compiz-fuzion but its not looking half as gay as the Sabayon box is.

For me, I have found Sabayon a lot quicker and sleeker and funnily enough, a lot easier to use than Kubuntu, although I do likje Kubuntu mainly because ist the only Debian based distro I have ever managed to relate to??? - funny that, but with Mandrake being my one and only distro, its forced me into RPM based distros too much, but surely with the power of apt-get hand holding of debian, I surely would never have gone the make configure install etc source based, but there you go!!!

No, my LapTop is only an XP2400 with a useable 1GB but only got S3 Savage graphics, and this I have found has no real speed loss no matter whether I go with a skinny Slackware setup, or I throw the whole Kubuntu shebang onto it with KDE4, so I have simply stuck Kubuntu onto it because (A) it installs in 10 minutes and (B) I am liking it.

This is with KDE though... Xubuntu is by far one of the fastest distros I have seen in a long time without resorting to customisations.
 
i wasn't trying to talk down to you if that's how it looked - pretty obvious you know you're way around an open sourced box ;)

KDE has never really done it for me but quite a few like v4+ so i should throw Kubuntu into a VM, with 8gb's i've certainly got the room to spare lol.

looking on distrowatch for a couple of new distros to try out under VM, it's pretty funny when RedHat is no.34 in terms of page hits :D

sidux,vector,damn small lol anyone tried these???
 
sidux is based on debian unstable havent used it myself but I've heard good things from it. vector I did try but didnt get on with it. may have been me will give another go when I can be bothered/find the time :)
 
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