scarlet saffron
Hi, I’d like to know what optimizations and best practices I can apply to make Mint XFCE run smoother. My computer is extremely slow (really slow… I’ll say it again), and I’d like to know how I could improve that. I’m probably doing some things I shouldn’t, or maybe I’m not doing enough?
fringe goblet
depends on hardware
if it's too old, the limiting factor is the hardware itself
and linux, while great on older hardware (~2016), it may be worse for really really old stuff. I had a i3 350M that lagged just moving windows around
spice scarab
Probably disable some background processes? Like CUPS if you dont use printers
tough bay
Disable animations wherever possible
spice scarab
And use lightweight themes
fringe goblet
Disable animations wherever possible
yeah it reduces load on the gpu
scarlet saffron
Probably disable some background processes? Like CUPS if you dont use printers
How to disable background processes and what is CUPS ? What is printers, IRL Printers ??
scarlet saffron
And use lightweight themes
Which one please??
scarlet saffron
Disable animations wherever possible
I don't have lot of animations I think
fringe goblet
Which one please??
Keep the default
fringe goblet
How to disable background processes and what is CUPS ? What is printers, IRL Pri...
CUPS is a printing service used on Linux (and other non-windows OSes).
scarlet saffron
CUPS is a printing service used on Linux (and other non-windows OSes).
I don't know what you talking about
scarlet saffron
Keep the default
I didn’t change the theme, so I guess I have the right one. I don’t even know where to do that
I've done that in my terminal
To disable CUPS
scarlet saffron
I've find this command
systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled
I've disable few things (for modem manager, blueman, cups-browsed, cups, avahi-daemon, bluetooth)
fringe goblet
I've done that in my terminal
Please do not use AI for linux
slim lake
don't mess with things like that
taking aways services you don't know anything about (and then forgetting about it too) is a perfect way to have a broken system.
fringe goblet
yeah and disabling a few services won't improve performance that much
scarlet saffron
taking aways services you don't know anything about (and then forgetting about i...
Chatgpt explained me what he does
ah ok
I don't use 4G/5G/Bluetooth/Printer so...
slim lake
you should make a written note, in a special notebook you keep safe, just for computer notes : what you did
and the date of today
slim lake
check htop
right after a fresh reboot
in its upper-right area see how many open threads/tasks it reports
also note its cpu usage average and memory used , in the top left area. and say it here. @scarlet saffron
scarlet saffron
Ok I will reboot and do that
scarlet saffron
also note its cpu usage average and memory used , in the top left area. and say...
The htop command wasnt installed so I installed it
(with the sudo command)
with firefox ON
slim lake
that's fine. the point is to check right at fresh boot
because of course firefox and other apps are going to skyrocket the thread and task count
scarlet saffron
okay so without firefox on my stats are ok ??
nothing to do to optimize my performance
slim lake
reboot and check htop like i said the first time
scarlet saffron
one more time ??
but the first screen was without firefox
just installed the htop thingy
slim lake
i didnt see first screen.
plus what i did see didnt look right
nvm now i see it. you put it to look tiny
slim lake
no it's fine
scarlet saffron
its fine ? on my screenshot or for the screenshare?
slim lake
☑️
scarlet saffron
yeah
but i can't upgrade so im looking for good practices or optimization we never know ...
slim lake
Well i have no further suggestions
old nvidia is probably on extremely limited or dead support
fringe goblet
you're better off with nouveau
slim lake
if you want to try for fun, put Antix on a live USB and test it out a while
(dont install, test)
it runs pretty damn fast on weaker computers
scarlet saffron
you're better off with nouveau
???
scarlet saffron
if you want to try for fun, put Antix on a live USB and test it out a while
i want to stay on xfce
fringe goblet
i want to stay on xfce
works too
slim lake
i dont want to test too im scared to do shit things
burn a live usb, or if u have ventoy, just copy the antix iso onto the ventoy'd usb stick. then boot it and run antix live. that's all there is to it.
when u shut down, it goes back to linux mint
scarlet saffron
its okay i will stay like that
slim lake
ok
