For those of us who are anti-Windows and anti-Mac, we will benefit from learning how to make Ubuntu run super fast. Here’s some great tips on minimizing processes to make your Ubuntu run faster than ever: 1. Remove Network Manager if you do not need it “sudo apt-get remove network-manager”. If possible give yourself a static IP in /etc/network/interfaces like so: auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.100 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 Having a static IP helps with boot time as your machine doesn’t have to communicate with the router/dhcp server as much to obtain an address. 2. Also remove firestarter or whatever graphical firewall frontend you’re using. Learn to control iptables at boot up and shutdown. It’ll be much snappier. 3. Install bum, “sudo apt-get install bum” and run it with root access. Shut off all unnecessary services. If you’re not sure about a service research it before shutting it off. Also, install sysv-rc-conf. Run the application as root. This will allow you to control, in an easy way, what services start at which run level. It’s like bum, but more detailed. Be very careful with which services … Continue reading Ubuntu Hack – How to Make Ubuntu run Super Fast!