Determining bottlenecks on your system is a step-by-step procedure of narrowing down the root causes. Performance optimization is relatively a complex process that requires correlating many types of information with source code to locate and analyse performance. This post is about tuning the system so that you can get the best out of if in terms of performance.
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For Linux platforms; Ubuntu Dapper, Edgy and Feisty, Debian Etch, Fedora Core 6 and more
To change, your desktop wallpaper in Gnome or KDE is an easy affair. In the first case its enough to right click the an empty space on the desktop and choose Change Desktop Background. The same procedure is needed with the KDE, right-click >> Configure Desktop. Given that the desktop background has become important from an aesthetic point of view, we do not want to be limited to a static desktop; here comes the geniality. With the help of Flickr (the popular meeting place for photographers and digital image lovers) we could pimp up our desktops.
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When the Pc is unexpectedly slow its difficult to know what program is slowing it down. It could be the many processes in execution, or insufficient RAM or excessive use of the virtual memory (the swap)
The fastest way to diagnose this situation is to verify how the system is using the RAM. The free command displays the total amount of free and used physical memory and swap space in the system, as well as the buffers and cache consumed by the kernel.
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1. Update every single piece of software on my system with a single action. This is one of the main reasons I run Linux. For every Linux distribution I’ve used (Gentoo, Red Hat, Suse, Ubuntu,Fedora, Mandriva), updating is simple. When you update, you have every application, every library, every script – every single piece of software upgraded automatically for you. And on most of them, they will check for updates automatically and notify you. This is great for security, fixing bugs quickly, and getting the latest in features.
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A program is not bad just because it’s not Open Source (or Free Software, or whatever the politically correct way to describe it is nowadays), but when the program tries to create it’s own protocol/file format/etc… when there are agreed upon standards, That is a bad thing. It is a practice used when trying to monopolize a market. Just look at the DVD-/+ and the Blue Ray/HD-DVD disasters. Yahoo Messenger can’t communicate with Msn Messenger or I use Skype and can only talk with a friend that has Skype. What can you do with a video file format like .wmv, if you do not use Windows Media player, we as consumers do not want that. WHERE are we heading to? More»
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