you should be able to disable Compiz without sacrificing decorations, in fact on that kind of machine i would recommend it. On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:38 AM, jan de coster <jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > try to remove the fast-user-switch-applet on your upper bar ... this is > cause normaly the cpu load > > Kr, > > Tom R schreef: > > > > Is it possible to run Gnome 2.22 without Compiz? > > > > I recently tried the Ubuntu-8.04 Beta and found that > > Gnome 2.22 was using 90+% of the available processor > > load just to maintain the desktop. The system was a > > 667MHz GX110 with 320MB Ram and the on-board (not > > openGL compatable) Intel video chip. If I uninstall > > Compiz, I lose the window decorations and can't move > > or resize the windows. If I leave Compiz installed > > and disable the GL desktop in Gnome Compiz > > Preferences, I still end up with 90% of the processor > > load maintaining the desktop. I switched from Windows > > to Linux in 2005 because I got tried of the "top > > heaviness" of Windows, and I'm hoping Linux isn't > > headed down the same path. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > OMG, Sweet deal for Yahoo! users/friends:Get A Month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. W00t > > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text2.com > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-list mailing list > > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > > > > !DSPAM:6,47ee6047114686945628898! > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list