Hi, have you tried to compile yourself a kernel. I think that the debian packages of kernels have a default behavior of server. From the 2.6 kernels, there's an option in the multitask about preemptive or server. A preemptive kernel has a better "feeling" for the desktop user than the server. Regards, Leo A Dimecres 28 Juny 2006 05:09, Matej Cepl va escriure: > Hi, > > I really do not want to flame (I have been using KDE for many years and I > do not mean to change anything about that), but can anybody explain why KDE > has so lousy multi-tasking? Or is it whole Linux? I have noticed it for > long time, but couple of days I was working on Windows XP and running > something terribly complicated with Access, it was running completely out > of its mind, but when I switched to the other window where I had Excel, I > could work without problems and I have hardly noticed almost dying Access > on the background. Whenever I run something more complicated in Linux (gcc, > update of slocate dbase), whole computer goes almost to halt (and it is not > that bad computer -- Dell Inspiron 2200 notebook w/ Celeron 1.4GHz, 512MB > RAM). I believe that Linux should have perfect multi-everything, but > apparently there is some problem with my configuration. > > Can anybody kick me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > > Matěj > > -- > GPG Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC > http://www.ceplovi.cz/matej/blog/, Jabber: ceplma@jabber.cz > 23 Marion St. #3, (617) 876-1259, ICQ 132822213 > > I used to date a woman who did PR and marketing for MS, so you > can imagine we had some in-depth and sometimes heated > discussions about MS vs. Linux and Macs. > Well, one day we were going hiking, and she presented me with > a really nice backback. The only issue with it was that it had > the MS logo emblazoned all over it. Of course, she knew > I wouldn't refuse it. > Anyway, she said to me, "Isn't that nice? See? What'd RedHat > ever give you for free?" > I replied, "An operating system." > That was one long, quiet hike. > -- disserto on Slashdot > http://slashdot.org/comments.pl\ > ?sid=138492&tid=109&mode=thread&cid=11590292 -- -- Linux User 152692 PGP: 0xF944807E Catalonia
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