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From: Aaron W. Hsu on 3 Dec 2009 15:34 Sylvain Robitaille <syl(a)alcor.concordia.ca> writes: >On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:20:25 -0600, Aaron W Hsu wrote: >> I think, given the potential confusion that we have already seen on this >> newsgroup with some of the File indexing "problems" in KDE 4.2, we >> should put an entry in the FAQ something like the following: >> >> Why is KDE/Slackware so slow? >I think there may be value in including the version numbers at least in >the short term, since with older versions that question did not occur as >commonly, and we expect that it will be cleared up in later versions. Yes, I agree, version numbers should be in there. >> ... The Nepomuk/Strigi system is designed to provide semantic >> desktop features and full file indexing in KDE. >Are you sure of Nepomuk's involvement in the poor performance? I do >agree that it seems very clear that Strigi is involved. I think your >suggestion to add this entry makes sense, but I want to be sure the text >that goes in is as correct as we can get it. Sorry, normally Strigi seems to be mentioned as a sub-piece of Nepomuk. So long as Strigi File indexing is disabled, one can leave the Semantic components around without trouble; at least, that's how it worked for me. Aaron W. Hsu -- A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.
From: Sylvain Robitaille on 4 Dec 2009 01:24 On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:20:25 -0600, Aaron W Hsu wrote: > I think, given the potential confusion that we have already seen on > this newsgroup with some of the File indexing "problems" in KDE 4.2, > we should put an entry in the FAQ something like the following: > > Why is KDE/Slackware so slow? .... Done, as the following text: Why is KDE-4.2 on Slackware-13.0 so slow? KDE-4.2, as distributed with Slackware-13.0, includes a file indexing daemon that runs by default. Strigi is designed to provide full file indexing in KDE that's supposed to perform better than alternatives. However, the Strigi File indexer included with KDE-4.2 consumes excessive amounts of resources, and does so almost constantly. This causes the system to appear to bog down. If you are experiencing performance problems, such as the hard drive constantly in use, or the CPU always active, you may try disabling Strigi by going into the System Settings, going to the Advanced tab, and Desktop Search. From there, you can disable the file indexer. This should speed things up considerably. The copy at http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt includes this update. Thank you. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvain Robitaille syl(a)encs.concordia.ca Systems analyst / AITS Concordia University Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Montreal, Quebec, Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Loki Harfagr on 4 Dec 2009 05:38 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:24:00 +0000, Sylvain Robitaille did cat : > On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:20:25 -0600, Aaron W Hsu wrote: > >> I think, given the potential confusion that we have already seen on >> this newsgroup with some of the File indexing "problems" in KDE 4.2, we >> should put an entry in the FAQ something like the following: >> >> Why is KDE/Slackware so slow? > ... > > Done, as the following text: > > Why is KDE-4.2 on Slackware-13.0 so slow? > > KDE-4.2, as distributed with Slackware-13.0, includes a file > indexing daemon that runs by default. Strigi is designed to > provide full file indexing in KDE that's supposed to perform > better than alternatives. However, the Strigi File indexer > included with KDE-4.2 consumes excessive amounts of resources, > and does so almost constantly. This causes the system to appear > to bog down. If you are experiencing performance problems, such > as the hard drive constantly in use, or the CPU always active, > you may try disabling Strigi by going into the System Settings, > going to the Advanced tab, and Desktop Search. From there, you > can disable the file indexer. This should speed things up > considerably. > > The copy at http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt includes this > update. Thank you. and I just updated the "HTML-rendered copy at http://l0k1.free.fr/aolsfaq.html "
From: Lew Pitcher on 4 Dec 2009 16:08
On December 4, 2009 01:24, in alt.os.linux.slackware, Sylvain Robitaille (syl(a)alcor.concordia.ca) wrote: > On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:20:25 -0600, Aaron W Hsu wrote: [snip excellent advice wrt KDE 3] > The copy at http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt includes this > update. Thank you. I just took a look, and found something quite interesting. I had no idea that I'd made it into the AOLS FAQ. Thanks, Guys -- Lew Pitcher Master Codewright & JOAT-in-training | Registered Linux User #112576 Me: http://pitcher.digitalfreehold.ca/ | Just Linux: http://justlinux.ca/ ---------- Slackware - Because I know what I'm doing. ------ |