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dcfighter

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Registered: 2008-08-11

Posts: 23

Difference in responsivity between root and user accounts.

Just as the subject says.  The transition between menu's tabs in kde 4,1 is much faster and smoother on root account. The same thing goes for other apps like firefox, gimp etc. (they start faster and work better overall). The difference is noticeable, I can see it with a bare eye.

Last edited by dcfighter (2008-10-02 21:28:30)

fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: Difference in responsivity between root and user accounts.

i was marveling over how fast slax is and i was wondering if running it in ram was to account for the speed, but it is run in root, as well.

Dheart

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From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-10-26

Posts: 956

Re: Difference in responsivity between root and user accounts.

I think there's something wrong with your account setup... There shouldn't be any difference between running apps in root accaunt and in normal account (granted that they don't require root access)

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ashyanbhog

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From: India

Registered: 2008-08-19

Posts: 49

Re: Difference in responsivity between root and user accounts.

Is this true with a new user account as well? And is the DE running?

test1000

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Registered: 2005-04-03

Posts: 834

Re: Difference in responsivity between root and user accounts.

I've experienced this too a year or two ago; amazed it's still there If this was the same on all linux distros(which i think from seeming to recall a google search i did..) it's a pretty obvious case for improvement... At that time i entertained the thought that perhaps it was because of not needing to check permissions "because you are root"...

Last edited by test1000 (2008-10-04 09:39:52)

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