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Best/Easy way to set up a quick booting Linux

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I'm looking to create a quick boot linux laptop for my wife. All it really needs is to be able to do is browse the internet (with flash and video etc.).

Are there any distros that are made for this, or any guides out there that show good ways to speed stuff up? I've read that I should "remove stuff from the kernel that I don't use" but that's a little out of my skill set.

Thanks!

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Brent Avatar asked Nov 13 '08 22:11

Brent


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If you're using Ubuntu (or a variant, like xubuntu or kubuntu), there is a package called BootUp-Manager. There's an article about it over at Lifehacker. It lets you check and uncheck things in the startup and shutdown scripts to optimize things (such as turning off checking for new hardware, or whatever)

You may also be able to gain a simple speed-up by going into System->Administration->Services and disabling any services you don't need.

If you'd like to see how much time is being spent on each part, install the package Bootchart, and that should give you a detailed profile of everything that goes on during startup, and let you focus on the most time-consuming parts, and measure your progress as you tune the system.

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HanClinto Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 16:09

HanClinto