How Can I Speed Up Ubuntu 8.04 ?

I made a little terminal tool that i call mb_ubuntu_optimizer you can download it via torrent:
from my link http://www.elart.it/torrents/mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6.torrent
once it is downloaded please stop Transmission or your .torrent client then make it executable open a terminal from Applications->Accessories->Terminal:
and type:

chmod 700 ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6

Maximize your terminal window or you will get a warning; then run it, type:
./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6

1) launched without parameter it do an automatic Firefox optimization: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6
2) launched with '?' parameter give you an usage help: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 ?
3) launched with 'all' parameter it perform a check of your system and give you some hints: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 all
4) launched with 'clean' parameter give you tip and info about kernel and command to remove unused: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 clean

Reference page for this tools for automatic Firefox optimization http://www.elart.it/mozilla/speedup.php
and for Ubuntu tips (italian language) http://www.elart.it/kubuntu/ottimizzare.php

Hope this helps

Marcobra, I got a question about your tool to improve boot speed and system performance/speed. First off, I don't have firefox, I have Opera. Will your tool present a problem for my Opera?

Also, will your tool truly boost bootup speed? Will it also boost system performance and system speed?

So far according to your reply, the tool only suggests tips and hints without actually providing speed/performance improvements. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hello

This link has got some popular tweaks:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optimize-Ubuntu-8-04-for-Speed-86405.shtml

Regards

Bhavani, the link you provided has many users complaining that the tips from it had messed up their computers. This is what I had said in the beginning of this thread.

*** Marcobra, I hope you can answer my question above. I love your answers so far. Here's my question again to you:

Marcobra, I got a question about your tool to improve boot speed and system performance/speed. First off, I don't have firefox, I have Opera. Will your tool present a problem for my Opera?

Also, will your tool truly boost bootup speed? Will it also boost system performance and system speed?

So far according to your reply, the tool only suggests tips and hints without actually providing speed/performance improvements. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hi taurus,
first of all, from what I've read all the so called tuning sites recommend alike. Just compare with this example:
http://www.salatti.net/tweak-ubuntu-for-speed/
Of course on any of these sites are warnings and they are of course placed with concerns, because if one doesn't exactly know what he or she is doing and how to act on failings, this one will ground on platforms like this one here.
Second, maybe you'd like to give your definition of slowly and add system specifications.
Third, what I view as harmless is e.g.
- changing the timeout in menu.lst and how many kernels should be kept
- removing obsolete kernels and packages via package manager
- deactivating unused services, start up programs and applets

Further a consistent "power management" can be achieved by searching with this keyword, smart settings in e.g. gnome-power-manager or
http://kernelnewbies.org/

Finally the power of a system is the user itself
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PowerUsers

Enjoy Ubuntu

I made this dirty and quick tool for myself, and i must improve it.

By the way this tool:

- Add automatically some Firefox optimization based on commons tweaks, be sure it don't touch Opera.

- it analyze the system and give to the user some suggestions and system hints to improve Ubuntu, it don't do nothing on the pc system files, it give only suggestions.

The user is responsible to apply the proposed suggestions.

This tool don't touch Opera or other browser.

Please try to run with

./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 all

or better to get all tips to a text file.

./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 alltofile

then read into /tmp/ directory the created report file.

Hope this helps

marcobra, this is what I get when I try to create a file from terminal:

x@xx:~$ cd /home/x/Desktop
x@xx:~/Desktop$ ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 alltofile
bash: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6: Permission denied
x@xx:~/Desktop$ sudo ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 alltofile
[sudo] password for x:
sudo: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6: command not found

What should I do now? I want this info in a file. Let me know. Thanks.

marcobra, this is what I get when I try to create a file from terminal:

x@xx:~$ cd /home/x/Desktop
x@xx:~/Desktop$ ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 alltofile
bash: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6: Permission denied
x@xx:~/Desktop$ sudo ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6 alltofile
[sudo] password for x:
sudo: ./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6: command not found

What should I do now? I want this info in a file. Let me know. Thanks.

I make an upgrade of mb_ubuntu_optimizer now the release is

mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.7

so type:
cd /home/x/Desktop
chmod 700 mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6
./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.6

You will get a update message... download the update: mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.7
Then type:
chmod 700 mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.7

maximize your terminal Window and type:

./mb_ubuntu_optimizer-0.7 alltofile

Hope this helps

i found that disabling services helped to bootup my comp faster.