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Optimizing KDE 3.1.x

Posted by timothy on from the wringin-out-seconds dept.

David Lechnyr writes "This article goes into detail on optimizing KDE for speed. Typically, most distributions include pre-compiled binaries of KDE which are optimized for an Intel i386 computer. Chances are that you're running something faster than this; if so, this should help you tweak the compile process to speed things up a bit."

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  1. Re:mandatory gentoo user post... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what do you do for the next eight hours, huh?

  2. Here's a script that works. by SN74S181 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This optimizes the hell out of KDE, and it reduces the memory footprint as well. It's such a simple script that I include it right in my ~/.cshrc file:

    alias kde twm

    You can substitute fvwm2 or some other window manager if you're not a tab enthusiast.

  3. Hmmmm by Lukey+Boy · · Score: 1, Funny

    So far this is the best way I've found to speed up KDE.