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this is my current desktop
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any one have ideas/suggestions?
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performance:
If you want a faster laptop, you shouldn't run Conky, and surf with Epiphany, not with Opera.
I don't know wich terminal-emulator you're using, but if you want more performance, use xterm / aterm.
Eyecandy:
Change you're cony configfile, because i doesn't look very nice/clean.
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by the look of it you are alrdy on openbox... I don't have a computer as old as yours but I'd recommend stop using conky as well, that thing runs like a beast :x, go with a tiling wm might also work if you spend majority of the time in terminals... whatever floats your boat i guess, but openbox is indeed very light already.
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You might also want to take a look at pekwm or openbox or, in case you are able to learn new things, dwm (for it is the most lightweight WM I have ever seen)
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Jjjacer,
I would recommend reading K Mandla's blog as it concerns itself with low powered Linux machines. It's also fun to read just because of the tinkering he does.
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Wait for K.Mandla to pop in (he will, I'm sure), or visit his blog (as suggested above)
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rxvt with no fancy stuff (like trasperancy) is the fastest feeling terminal emulator I know of. Since conky is only using 0.5% of CPU, it can stay.
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you could always try using the console with screen. (htop will run in the console, if you want to keep track of your system resources and elinks is a fine browser.)
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You might also want to take a look at pekwm or openbox or, in case you are able to learn new things, dwm (for it is the most lightweight WM I have ever seen)
Yeah, I'd definitly give dwm a shot. dwm rocks, IMO...
Haven't been here in a while. Still rocking Arch.
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Definitely try a tiling window manager. Even on a small laptop display it will improve the speed at which you work. Plus, most are really lightweight and easy to configure.
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