On Monday 28 Jun 2004 7:23 pm, Robert Frusher wrote:
Not really a question, but a little insight.
I am an avid Slackware Linux user, but on seeing Suse 9.1 available for download I thought I would give it a go. The install is flawless, with its auto-configuration, although I see nothing wrong with Slackwares curses install. A little while later it was installed. I couldnt get grub boot loader to play nicely with XP so it went in the MBR.
I reboot and this is the disappointment... it is REALLY slow, granted nice, but nothing really new. I have a pretty good spec machine and Slack flies compared with Suse. DMA was on but it just seemed to take forever to boot, and sluggish when it gets there. Do you reckon it was the new kernel? I tried 2.6 with Slack and it seemed even faster.
Are you comparing like with like? When it comes right down to it kernel, X-windows and desktop are the key determinants of operational speed. If they are identical then there should be little difference in speed. If there is then it is likely something else is wrong. For example if you have limited memory then Suse may well be loading lots more daemons etc the Slack so when you are up and running Suse needs to use swap a lot which would cause a huge hit on performance.
Ian