How to make Kubuntu (KDE) blazing fast and optimise it for performance

Thank you for taking the time to write this post my friend! It was most-kind of you to take the time to help out what has to be (or will be) thousands of people. You are a true gentleman.

Thanks again,
Sam

Exactly what I was looking for since moving to Kubuntu Oneiric. Thanks, man!;)

thanks & good informative post.

any further updates to this post, any extra tweaks available? is there to switch off HHD when not in use or at idle?

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Originally Posted by ibm450

thanks & good informative post.

any further updates to this post, any extra tweaks available? is there to switch off HHD when not in use or at idle?

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Code:

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sudo apt-get install hdparm
sudo hdparm -Y /dev/sdX

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Thanks for this. I like it when people don't just give you a recipe to follow blindly, but actually explain the reason behind each step. I've learned some cool things.

I kept noticing some choppiness (nothing serious, but still) on my system that even disabling "desktop effects" altogether didn't seem to help. Now, with your tips, I can see that the animations were to blame for that and, after disabling them, everything runs smoothly even with some nice effects enabled.

I get tempted to try it again, do you think it runs on my old desktop (see signature). If I install the desktop, can I delete it again with all the corresponding applications or is it safer to dual boot?

Thanks you! I bookmarked this page! Just one question though I think it is silly Will this tweaks applicable for the final release of kubuntu 12.04 LTS??

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Originally Posted by BertN45

I get tempted to try it again, do you think it runs on my old desktop (see signature). If I install the desktop, can I delete it again with all the corresponding applications or is it safer to dual boot?

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Your desktop meets the system requirements and should work fine. I didn't quite understand the "an I delete it again with all the corresponding applications or is it safer to dual boot?" part?

Does the desktop already have Ubuntu or something?

Thank you.
OT: Where's the thank button anw?

Thank you for the very helpful info. Some of it I knew, but it was good to have a more complete look at my system (at a time when I was just about to distro hop, again).