How to make Ubuntu faster

[t12t43]

What do you do to make your ubuntu faster?
Let's discussion.

[steeleyuk]

Install Preload.
Disable unneeded services.
Remove Tracker (doesn't make too much difference on Intrepid because I think it doesn't scan by default).

I'm sure I've said this in a similar thread not so long ago...

[Johnsie]

I'm not sure about now but swapiness used to be an issue. Lowering swapiness used to help me speed ubuntu up on slower machines.

[imlinux]

use xfce or lxde environment

[MindFlayer]

Compiled a 64-bit custom kernel for my Intel Core 2 Duo and optimized some stuff such as kernel Hz, scheduling and preemption modes etc.. Everything's blazing fast now. :p

[adamlau]

1. Choose the best hardware I can afford at the moment.
2. Always start with a minimal install off the minimal CD.
3. Install a featherweight window manager such as JWM :) .
4. Compile as many kernel and userland apps as possible.
5. Focus on lightweight apps with as few dependencies as possible.
6. Rely heavily on bash aliases, functions and scripts.

mkfs.xfs -f -l size=64m,lazy-count=1 [format to and tune xfs]

tmpfs /tmp tmpfs noatime 0 0 [/tmp on tmpfs and noatime for all mounts]

xfs_db -r /dev/sda(x)
frag
xfs_fsr -v /dev/sda(x) [defrag fragmented xfs partitions]

/etc/default/console-setup [disable ttys]

/etc/sysctl.conf > vm.swappiness=0 [limit swapping]

sysv-rc-conf [disable unnecessary services and daemons]

.gtkrc-2.0 > gtk-menu-popup-delay = 0 [for GNOME]

/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf > prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220; [use opendns]

/etc/modprobe.d/aliases > alias net-pf-10 off [disable ipv6]

That should about cover most of what a typical speed demon does to go faster ;) .

[MikeTheC]

Run it on faster hardware?

Get the source code and hand-optimize it then re-compile it?

Profit?

[chucky chuckaluck]

the most noticeable speed difference i ever got using ubuntu was using a wm instead of a DE. also, using lighter apps (terminal apps instead of gui apps, etc).

[mikjp]

Install Debian instead of Ubuntu :-)

Mikko

[angelosapo]

1 Go for a minimal install

2 Xfce/Jwm as a WM

3 Install prelink through synaptic or

sudo apt-get install prelink



sudo nano /etc/default/prelink
(or your favourite terminal based editor)

change
PRELINKING=yes


sudo /etc/cron.daily/prelink (WAIT until it completes!!!)


sudo /etc/cron.daily/prelink Has to be executed after each system update

[PhoHammer]

I wrote an article here (http://bit.ly/4tthBI) that might help with this. It's the same one as in my sig.

[tcoffeep]

I install Gentoo.

[sdlynx]

I'm not sure about now but swapiness used to be an issue. Lowering swapiness used to help me speed ubuntu up on slower machines.

Unless you have low RAM.

[dragos240]

Let's discussion.

Agreed. We need to discussion this!