Playing with Prelink

[Dragynn]

1. Install prelink from Synaptic Package Manager

2. Open terminal konsole su to root and type /usr/sbin/prelink -avmR

3. While still in terminal edit /usr/bin/startkde with your favorite text editor. Add the line highlighted in bold to startkde.

export KDE_NO_IPV6=True
export KDE_USE_IPV6="no"
export KDE_IS_PRELINKED=1

So what would be the line to add, and where, on a Gnome install? /usr/bin/startgnome ?

I'm assuming the command: /usr/sbin/prelink -avmR  would be the same?


*edit* oops, just noticed Slax beat me to it on that question

[akirafactor]

I don't know why anyone runs into problems, Mandriva has been running it forever.

[gseaman]

I don't know why anyone runs into problems, Mandriva has been running it forever.

I don't think it's a problem, just a miscommunication. The instructions say run a command, Tex said it is setup to run as a cron job, but KDE needs a changed setup file. The question still remains do any of the other desktops need a special command, script, or changed setup? If not, then we are good to go. 

Galen

[Dragynn]

I don't know why anyone runs into problems, Mandriva has been running it forever.

I don't think it's a problem, just a miscommunication. The instructions say run a command, Tex said it is setup to run as a cron job, but KDE needs a changed setup file. The question still remains do any of the other desktops need a special command, script, or changed setup? If not, then we are good to go. 

Galen

+1 

[AndrzejL]

I don't know why anyone runs into problems, Mandriva has been running it forever.

I don't think it's a problem, just a miscommunication. The instructions say run a command, Tex said it is setup to run as a cron job, but KDE needs a changed setup file. The question still remains do any of the other desktops need a special command, script, or changed setup? If not, then we are good to go.  

Galen

+1  

+1. There are no problems. There is a great post by Texstar on how to run prelink with KDE4 desktop. I used it and it gives great results and is easy to setup. Now I need to know whats the recipe for running prelink with gnome / lxde and so on. There is no problem. There is curiosity.

Andy

P.S. Please do not stress users with uncomfortable questions / suggestions. Its a user friendly forum / distribution.

[Dragynn]

 

no info forthcoming methinks for us gnomes.

[AndrzejL]

Give our boys some time Dude . I dont believe they would leave us like that. Maybe there is no easy way of doing this? Maybe they dont know it yet...

I bet one day someone will find it. For now - hang tight!

Andy

[Texstar]

You don't have to do anything for any other DE.

[AndrzejL]

You don't have to do anything for any other DE.

Thanks !

Andy

[Dragynn]

Installed it today in Gnome-Zen-mini, I can't tell any difference really, but I am using the a64 kernel so maybe it's already optimized my system somewhat?

I did note a fair drop in ram usage at idle though, almost 10%, while CPU usage at idle went up, almost double on one core, with a smaller increase on the second core.

[slax]

Gnome is already prelinked, i beieve zen is too.
Thats why you don't see improvements

[Dragynn]

Gnome is already prelinked, i beieve zen is too.
Thats why you don't see improvements

Well just curious why you posted this then:

 

How to enable prelink on other DE's?
Specifically gnome?

I also read that some put prelink to cron job? Should we do that?

 

[Neal ManBear]

2010.10 LXDE and LXDE-Mini are prelinked.

[marian]

So I suppose the 2010.10 versions are already prelinked.

[Neal ManBear]

So I suppose the 2010.10 versions are already prelinked.

Yes, I do believe so.