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  1. 03-10-2009 #1
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    ubuntu runs really slow

    i have been using ubuntu since a month now and i find that it runs much slow than it used to
    therefor i don't know how to speed it up

    i deleted my firefox history
    i'm sure there is more to delete
    my computer is pretty fast, i have a single core ht 3GHz 2gb of ram. XP used to run pretty quick but ubuntu is running slower than windows
    i was told linux loads much faster
    therefore can i get some help and or explanation
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    Execute this
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    sudo lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
uname -a
df -h
    Post output here.
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  3. 03-10-2009 #3
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    [sudo] password for ahmad:
    00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04)
    ahmad@ahmad-desktop:~$ grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    Driver "kbd"
    Driver "mouse"
    ahmad@ahmad-desktop:~$ uname -a
    Linux ahmad-desktop 2.6.24-23-generic #1 SMP Mon Jan 26 00:13:11 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
    ahmad@ahmad-desktop:~$ df -h
    Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda1 182G 43G 131G 25% /
    varrun 1010M 112K 1010M 1% /var/run
    varlock 1010M 0 1010M 0% /var/lock
    udev 1010M 76K 1010M 1% /dev
    devshm 1010M 12K 1010M 1% /dev/shm
    lrm 1010M 39M 971M 4% /lib/modules/2.6.24-23-generic/volatile
    gvfs-fuse-daemon 182G 43G 131G 25% /home/ahmad/.gvfs
    /dev/sdb1 233G 41G 192G 18% /media/disk
    ahmad@ahmad-desktop:~$
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    Execute this
    Code:
    sudo apt-get clean all
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    Above command will open xorg.conf file in nano editor.
    Add Driver "vesa" in Video Card section.
    Code:
    Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Vidoe Card"
	Driver		"vesa"
EndSection
    Press Ctrl+X, Y and hit Enter key to save file.
    Reboot machine.

    There are a lot of unnecessary services that start during boot up process and you can stop those easily to decrease boot up time and increase overall performance.
    Execute this
    Code:
    ls /etc/rc2.d
    Post output here.
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    GNU nano 2.0.7 File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
    #
    # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
    # values from the debconf database.
    #
    # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
    # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
    #
    # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
    # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
    # package.
    #
    # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
    # again, run the following command:
    # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Configured Mouse"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "CorePointer"
    EndSection

    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Configured Video Device"
    Driver "vesa"
    EndSection

    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Configured Monitor"
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Monitor "Configured Monitor"
    Device "Configured Video Device"
    EndSection

    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Default Layout"
    Screen "Default Screen"
    EndSection



    and how do i excecute that command?
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    and how do i excecute that command?
    Which command? xorg.conf is using "vesa" driver only. Did you edit xorg.conf file?
    Is there any performance differnece now?

    Execute this command in Terminal and post output here
    Code:
    ls /etc/rc2.d
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    hmad@ahmad-desktop:~$ ls /etc/rc2.d
    README S20apport S30gdm
    S01policykit S20cupsys S89anacron
    S05vbesave S20hotkey-setup S89atd
    S10acpid S20nvidia-kernel S89cron
    S10powernowd.early S20powernowd S90binfmt-support
    S10sysklogd S20rsync S98usplash
    S10xserver-xorg-input-wacom S20winbind S99acpi-support
    S11klogd S24dhcdbd S99laptop-mode
    S12dbus S24hal S99rc.local
    S18avahi-daemon S25bluetooth S99rmnologin
    S20apmd S25pulseaudio S99stop-readahead
    how do i execute this??

    yes i did edit xorg.conf file and i see a difference!!
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    Stop these services :
    S20apport
    S20cupsys
    S89anacron
    S89atd
    S10acpid
    S20nvidia-kernel
    S89cron
    S20rsync
    S10xserver-xorg-input-wacom
    S99acpi-support
    S99laptop-mode
    S25bluetooth
    S20apmd
    How to stop these :
    Replace S with K and (100 - two digit number) in filenames.
    Execute this to stop S20apport
    Code:
    cd /etc/rc2.d
sudo mv S20apport K80apport
    Do the same with other files listed above.
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  9. 03-12-2009 #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by devils casper View Post
    Stop these services :


    How to stop these :
    Replace S with K and (100 - two digit number) in filenames.
    Execute this to stop S20apport
    Code:
    cd /etc/rc2.d
sudo mv S20apport K80apport
    Do the same with other files listed above.
    i can't delete any files
    they are read me only
    what do i do?
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    Do not delete files. You should rename those using mv command as I suggested in earlier post.
    Code:
    cd /etc/rc2.d
sudo mv S20apport K80apport
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