On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:56 PM, birger <span dir="ltr"><birger@birger.sh></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div>You most certainly have something bogging down the system.<br></blockquote><div><br>Agreed, and I still don't think anyone has enough information to know what it is, except for the OP. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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Linux still rocks on old equipment once you disable the cpu and memory<br>
hogs. I don't really see the need for killing gnome.<br>
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</blockquote></div><br>It all depends on how you want to use your time. If you want to re-tweak your system with every new release, I suppose that's one option.<br><br>If you want a solution that doesn't depend on constantly proving your Linux manhood, consider:<br>
<br>1. A light-weight desktop, or<br><br>2. Newer equipment.<br><br>As things are going, only (2) will keep you in the swim with all the latest bells and whistles.<br><br>Robert.<br>