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Ubuntu 9.10 works damn slow on my Dell Laptop

Asked by l_u_har

I have installed Ubuntu netbook remix 9.10 i386 on my brand new Dell Studio 15 laptop.I have installed it within Windows Vista.
The problem is though i have configuration that exceeds the required configuration, it works damn slow.
I had previously used Kubuntu 8.04 (desktop version) and it worked quite smoothly and quite fast.
But for the current version, when i select a particular option it takes 15 seconds to highlight the option and another 10 to open it. I Have to sometimes click again to open the damn option.
Please help me as i am a rookie when it comes to using Ubuntu/Kubuntu and i am totally dependent on the GUI of the OS.
Thank You.

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Daryl Lublink (dlublink) said : 		#1

I noticed a slow down in 8.10 that was strongly related to the GUI effects. Have you tried disabling these effects?

System => Preferences => Appearance => Visual Effects => None

Try that, see if it helps.

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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said : 		#2

Disabling compiz would definitely increase your performance, try the
fix mentioned above :D

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Vikram Dhillon

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On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:50 PM, David Lublink
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> Question #95657 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
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>    Status: Open => Needs information
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> David Lublink requested for more information:
> I noticed a slow down in 8.10 that was strongly related to the GUI
> effects. Have you tried disabling these effects?
>
> System => Preferences => Appearance => Visual Effects => None
>
> Try that, see if it helps.
>
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