[Sunhelp] X Window System

[Wes Hofmann]

> On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Wes Hofmann wrote:
>
> > Well it's a 110Mhz MicroSparc II with 64MB of ram.  I guess
> I'm pretty
> > limited in both areas. :)
>
> RAM is likely to be your biggest problem.  Dump CDE if you're
> using it.
> Don't use huge background images, don't use opaque window
> moves.  Use a
> lightweight window manager like fvwm1, avoid pigs like
> Enlightenment, KDE
> or similar.  Stick to one toolkit for frequently used programs if
> possible (of Qt/GTK/Motif/etc).
>
> Netscape will always be slow, unfortunately.  When things
> really bog down
> try using vmstat and iostat to see if it's because you're dipping into
> swap.  Enable priority paging if you haven't already, it makes a
> substantial improvement on machines with small amounts of RAM.

I know this question is most probably stupid, but what is priority paging
and how would I go about enabling it?

>
> A 110MHz uSparc-II is still quite a decent desktop if you can
> stay out of
> swap.  Most 2.5" drives are noticably slower and performance really
> nosedives when you run out of physical RAM.
>
> -James
>

Thanks for the advice.  I'll definately keep this in mind when reconfiguring
my sparcbook. :)

Wes


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