Xubuntu Xfce slow….

Using the desktop is also very slow on my old Toshiba. I have done some changes in order to make faster (Desktop preferences, Window Manager, User Interface Preferences etc). IT improved a lot!!

I also changed “Sessions and Startup” to remove the option “Launch Gnome services on startup” to load faster.

Xubuntu root user

The root user in Xubuntu has restrictions for security reasons. You should use the sudo command instead.

I wanted to login as root and use “su root” but got authentication failure errors in the login screen and in the terminal.

I had issue “sudo passwd root” from the terminal to set up the root user (it will prompt to create the root password although it asks you that during the installation…) which fix the authentication errors.

I also changed the “login window” settings to allow admin login. Now I am able to login as root!

Xubuntu – slow boot

I am trying to make xubuntu load faster…I removed some of the Autostarted applications (update notifier, restricted drivers manager and print queue applet). The only only one left is the network manager.

I also removed the quiet option from GRUB boot menu.lst so I can see what is going on with the boot.

It seems that the time to load improved.

Xubuntu install

I downloaded my Xubuntu (Ubuntu with Xfce graphical desktop) install .iso using BitTorrent, burned the CD and proceed to the installation.

It is taking a looooong time. Debian xFce was really quick to install! My first guess would be the number apps/packages it installs…..

Xubuntu

It was time consuming to set up VNC on Debian. I was able to install the VNC server and access from my WinXP computer. I was able to create a shell to start VNC during the boot but it was ignoring the startup parameters.

It is taking to much time with Debian so I will switch to Xubuntu and hope things will be easier…