Application v RAM v SWAPForum: Apps Topic: Application v RAM v SWAP started by: iakudi Posted by iakudi on Oct. 19 2005,12:41
Can someone tell me if firefox will always be so slow on 32MB ram and 128MB swapfile? I dont think I will be able to upgrade my memory from 32 to 96MB, since I have a 1.4GB HDD and I am going to use my laptop for surfing and editing/writing essays etc. could I increase the SWAP file to be around 256MB or maybe more to ensure firefox etc can start up quickly and generally run faster. Any tips on what to do will be greatllu appreciated. Posted by adssse on Oct. 19 2005,14:18
Increasing ram or swap might help some, but in my experience on older hardware firefox will pretty much always run slow. You may want to look into using opera (it available in .uci form) or use dillo when possible.
Posted by AwPhuch on Oct. 19 2005,17:23
dillo works beautifully on my 133Mhz with 32Meg ram....FireFox is a brute of a browser...just a default webpage from a fresh start uses like 12-14megs!Brian AwPhuch Posted by iakudi on Oct. 19 2005,18:35
will I be able to download as normal from Dillo? I tries to click on a fle to download and it did nto do anything....it does look nice though. What about pages that use java or flash etc?Is there any merit in running Opera? I want to try and get the best but I would rather have a "quick" laptop. Posted by cbagger01 on Oct. 19 2005,22:18
YesEspecially for old computers, Opera is much faster than the size-optimized Firefox that comes with DSL. In some situations, Opera is even faster than Dillo even though Opera is a full-featured browser like Firefox and Dillo is a minimal browser. Posted by iakudi on Oct. 19 2005,22:59
Where and how can I download/install opera on DSL?
Posted by adssse on Oct. 20 2005,14:33
Just head to the following extensions page and download 'opera-8.01.uci'. (Note: This is the .uci version. Which I recommend)< http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/damnsmall/mydsl/uci/ > Than you can install it like any other dsl extension by opening emelfm, navigating to the file, click on it and than click the mydsl button in the center of emelfm near the top. It should now be in the menu under 'mydsl' when you right click on the desktop. To uninstall it simply repeat this procedure. Hope this helps. Posted by iakudi on Oct. 21 2005,05:00
that works great, however due to my laptop being a 133mhz with only 32mb it takes a little while to start up Opera, then I get a message that a plug-in exe operamotifwrapper (Motif) wrapper needs to be installed. Although if I click ok it does launch ok...
Posted by AwPhuch on Oct. 21 2005,16:43
You have the same exact specs as me.. How long does it take to initalize? FireFox takes like 12Min!!! To download using Dillo (which also has tabbed browsing (cntl-t) rightclick-save as...) Brian AwPhuch |