I'm running a "nettop" computer which is a rather low-end performer. It can probably run better (=faster) than it does simply by adjusting it in some way, because I guess that the standard installation includes things that I don't need which slow the system down.
I think the biggest problem is the graphics... I've had to ditch Unity because it demanded way too much of the machine. I'm now running plain "Gnome Fallback (no effects)" and that helped immensely, but when I run only Firefox with 15 open tabs (no browser extensions) and no other apps, the system is still pretty lame.
These are the specs:
- Intel Atom CPU D525 @ 1.80GHz × 4
- Nvidia ION/PCIe/SSE2
- 2,0 GiB RAM
- Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit
Being a nettop, its hardware can't be replaced or expanded. It already has the maximum RAM. I am configuring a new computer as my primary machine (because this one just sucks too much) but I still want to get some decent use out of this one.
What are the most obvious, most efficient performance-boosting software adjustments I can make?
