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Preload Drastically Boosts Linux Performance

Posted by kdawson on from the getting-in-line-early dept.

Nemilar writes "Preload is a Linux daemon that stores commonly-used libraries and binaries in memory to speed up access times, similar to the Windows Vista SuperFetch function. This article examines Preload and gives some insight into how much performance is gained for its total resource cost, and discusses basic installation and configuration to get you started."

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  1. it's true by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i know from personal experience that preloading my ass with anal beads improves my sexual performance.

    1. Re:it's true by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I prefer a nice fat buttplug (not while I'm being fisted, of course!).

  2. Re:What, what? by T-Bone-T · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh wow! A .2 release. Vista has been around a long time, too. If the rule is to never use a x.0 release, why would you use a .2 release?

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