For those of you who use other distros: why do you keep ubuntu?

**new2*buntu** · October 25th, 2007

I started using Linux Mint after Ubuntu was upgraded to 7.10 because it slowed my system down a lot. After I log in, with only System Monitor and Pidgin on, the system uses ~290 MB of RAM. Right now (typing this post in Firefox with Pidgin, System Monitor, and Beryl on) the system is using 290 MB of RAM.

**floke** · October 26th, 2007

What do you get from 'free -m' in a terminal?
There may be a fair bit of cache-ing going on.

My output is:

total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1002 587 415 0 16 273
-/+ buffers/cache: 297 705
Swap: 831 0 831

The first figure on line 2 (297) is the 'real' use - the rest is cached stuff.

(PS: This is on Arch with a couple of terminals, compiz fusion, Epiphany and Kazehakase running).

**wolfen69** · October 26th, 2007

it's because you upgraded. clean installs are the way to go. geez, i learned that during my windows era.

**K.Mandla** · October 26th, 2007

I use mostly Arch these days. The speed difference is irresistible to me.

I keep Ubuntu on a test machine for practice or for experimentation. It's easier to set up, usually.

**floke** · October 27th, 2007

Originally Posted by K.Mandla

I use mostly Arch these days. The speed difference is irresistible to me.

I keep Ubuntu on a test machine for practice or for experimentation. It's easier to set up, usually.

Loved your blog on Kazehakase btw - and the tip about axel was a sensation!

** I love apt, but I now find it strange when in a Debian/*buntu box and I can't pacman -Syu! **

**energiya** · October 27th, 2007

Haven't read the other posts (lazy, I know) but I have to say I don't have Ubuntu installed anymore. First I went for Zenwalk (as a liter "version" of Slackware) and then for Arch Linux. Now I use Arch and have Zenwalk as a "backup OS" just in case something goes wrong with arch, and I still like it...