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Why is Ubuntu 11.10 so slow?

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 3994 / 3 Years ago, tue, june 29, 2021, 2:19:54

I've been using Ubuntu since version 6. I'm a big fan.

I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 a while back. I did a clean install. Ever since then, my laptop's been generally slower. The GUI is generally laggy. I know you'll ask "Slow compared to what?" It's slow compared to Ubuntu 10. And it's much slower when compared to Windows 7 on the same system.

I'm using a Dell Latitude E6400, with a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M, and 6 gigs of RAM. I have a high speed 1 TB disk, with plenty of empty space.

Has anyone observed this? Are there any people out there with the same hardware whose systems are very fast? Thanks.

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answered 3 Years ago riffnkful · Accepted Answer

It can be any number of reasons. Compiz is being rewritten, and it seems to be a little slower, currently. Linux has had some issues as well.

It's very difficult to say exactly what it is. What I can tell you is that you're not imagining it, and that Precise is very much faster and cooler. 11.10 in particular has been rather slow and hot. There's been major transitional work done, so maybe that's contributed to it as well. In any case, 12.04 is going to fix those things. The improvements are already more than noticeable.