[CLUE-Tech] X-Sever/KDE "tuning"

[Dave Price]

On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 09:22:17AM -0700, Dave Anselmi wrote:
> Randy Arabie wrote:
> 
> > I like the new KDE "look and feel" however, I'm not at all
> > impressed with the performance.  Things load really slow.  I
> > launch an application and then sit and wait, watch the
> > "spinning disc" icon down on the toolbar, it disappears, then
> > I wait a little longer, and then suddenly my application
> > appears.  The total time varies, but even a simple x-term
> > took 23 seconds to load.
> 
Ouch ...

I run a P-II/200 w/ 256MB RAM, and it is very snappy, even with several
windows open on each of 4 virtual desktops.  KDE runs fine, but i like
blackbox much better.  Once you tweak the menus a bit, you can have a
very productive environment.

aloha,
dave