I have been using Ubuntu on a netbook for about 2 weeks now 
I have done most of the simpler performance tweaks, but i really want to try more.
This is NOT the first time i am using Ubuntu. I have used Ubuntu, Mint and OpenSuse in the past few years, however they were almost always a secondary OS, that too,just for the experience of different OSs'.
This is the first time i am using a Linux distro as my Primary OS. I have another machine which has Win 7, however in just these two weeks i have started loving Ubuntu and have shifted most of my work to it, other than for the occasional more power intensive tasks. The system has been buggy and some applications have misbehaved but i have dealt with them in some way or the other.
I love Ubuntu, primarily for the degree of changes it permits and overall speed of the system. Eg. I get a usable desktop from power on, in about 32 seconds
I really want to tweak it more, and get even better performance out of it. I am aiming for a OS boot time of <20 seconds, without any usability issues[this is critical, since it is my primary system].
I have programming experience in C, Python, C++, a bit of Java, and am currently learning Shell programming. However, my knowledge of OS is limited [severely] and hence i need some help with this.
Ubuntu Rules
I have done most of the simpler performance tweaks, but i really want to try more. This is NOT the first time i am using Ubuntu. I have used Ubuntu, Mint and OpenSuse in the past few years, however they were almost always a secondary OS, that too,just for the experience of different OSs'.
This is the first time i am using a Linux distro as my Primary OS. I have another machine which has Win 7, however in just these two weeks i have started loving Ubuntu and have shifted most of my work to it, other than for the occasional more power intensive tasks. The system has been buggy and some applications have misbehaved but i have dealt with them in some way or the other.
I love Ubuntu, primarily for the degree of changes it permits and overall speed of the system. Eg. I get a usable desktop from power on, in about 32 seconds
I really want to tweak it more, and get even better performance out of it. I am aiming for a OS boot time of <20 seconds, without any usability issues[this is critical, since it is my primary system].
I have programming experience in C, Python, C++, a bit of Java, and am currently learning Shell programming. However, my knowledge of OS is limited [severely] and hence i need some help with this.
Ubuntu Rules
