[Lazarus] Peter Williams wants to chat

[Peter Williams]

Specifying exactly what parts are slow could help us identify it.  What is
your PC's Specs?  Ubuntu 8.1 is a newer OS by about 7 years to XP (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_xp), so it might have some underlying
assumptions about your hardware.

It could be that you have a high-end graphics card, and don't have decent
drivers.  Also ubuntu are now starting to use a fair bit of transparency,
and other special 2d graphics (warping, flying in windows etc.)



On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Henry Vermaak <henry.vermaak at gmail.com>wrote:

> 2009/1/20  <cc_ at freemail.hu>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have never used Linux before, but it is becoming an important
> development
> > target platform for us now. After installing Ubuntu 8.1 with gnome
> desktop I
> > was quite surprised that the user interface felt quite slugish. The same
> > machine with XP works as expected. It is hard to believe for me that
> Linux
> > would be any slower than XP.
>
> this is like saying a ford focus weighs less than a bmw 7-series.
> ubuntu does have a lot of stuff you probably don't use and google will
> give you tips on getting it faster.  you can always just use another
> distro (e.g. debian).  xubuntu is also supposed to be easier on
> resources.  there are distros that specifically focus on slower
> hardware, too.
>
> >
> > - Is there a way to speed up Ubuntu? (drivers, other GUI ...) (:Yes, I
> know
> > it is not a Lazarus specific question:)
> > - What Linux distro's are the recommended targets for Lazarus apps?
> > - Is there any real difference from the developers point of view?
> >
>
> there may be some issues with different versions of the widgetset you
> choose to use, but i'm sure people on this list will be able to help
> you.
>
> henry
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