[Gllug] Issues with Hotplug && Auto-mounting

[John Hearns]

On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 06:26 +0100, Martin A. Brooks wrote:


> 
> What is true is that slackware tends (tended) to come with less stuff 
> running at boot time.  Less stuff running means faster boot times and a 
> lower initial memory footprint.  I would bet that is where you get your 
> illusion of speed from; your computer is doing less.

I agree. The machine is more responsive as less memory is being used.
Use 'top' to look at your memory usage.
Also the window manager may have something to do with this - which one
does it use? As we've said before on GLLUG, using a lightweight window
managaer on a low powered laptop is a must.

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