vista vs fedora

[galaxyAbstractor]

Ok everyone always say how linux distros uses a lot less resources than vista. WRONG! I installed Fedora 9 on an old computer, it uses 50% CPU and 250 MB RAM just idle with no programs running. + it takes up 20 GB diskspace.

Now I should run BOINC on this computer so I need help uninstalling all junk from it. I don't gonna use it to anything else than boinc, so what should I uninstall?

[galaxyAbstractor]

Nvm, I install DamnSmallLinux instead...

[Sohail]

I would say Fedora, Vista wastes too much RAM with it's graphics!

[galaxyAbstractor]

I would say Fedora, Vista wastes too much RAM with it's graphics!

for me, vista used 400 MB RAM idle and no swapdisk. Fedora used 250MB RAM(100% on that computer) and 300 MB Swapdisk.... Thats 550 MB Memory idle.

[Smith6612]

I would say Fedora, Vista wastes too much RAM with it's graphics!

You can always turn Aero off you know . Just go into the Computer Properties, select Advanced System Settings, go through UAC (which should be on, if it's not on, turn it on now), click on the Advanced tab, choose "Settings" under Performance category, and set Vista to adjust the themes for performance rather than auto decide. I've been running Vista for nearly a year, and I tried the betas out as well (RC2 and RC3) and it has certainly come a long way from the Beta software in terms of crashes, RAM usage, and performance. Not to mention Compatibility as well which sucked in Beta RC2.

By the way, Aero doesn't use that much RAM either. It uses more Video RAM than system RAM, unless of course you have a card that sucks your RAM down because it has shotty on-board memory to it.

[galaxyAbstractor]

You can always turn Aero off you know . Just go into the Computer Properties, select Advanced System Settings, go through UAC (which should be on, if it's not on, turn it on now), click on the Advanced tab, choose "Settings" under Performance category, and set Vista to adjust the themes for performance rather than auto decide. I've been running Vista for nearly a year, and I tried the betas out as well (RC2 and RC3) and it has certainly come a long way from the Beta software in terms of crashes, RAM usage, and performance. Not to mention Compatibility as well which sucked in Beta RC2.

By the way, Aero doesn't use that much RAM either. It uses more Video RAM than system RAM, unless of course you have a card that sucks your RAM down because it has shotty on-board memory to it.

oh god I would suggest UAC to be turned off! It's useless, we don't even read the dialog anymore, we only press accept by automatic.

[anirtak143]

id stick with xp until its completely unsupported.. ^^