> we've just migrated from windows and most of our pc's is installed with > redhat 9 and some are on redhat8.. > > they kept on comparing the speed from their previous OS its because when > opening a simple file from or compiling a simple program(using java) it > would take them a couple of seconds to complete the task.. > > is there a way to tweak things up.. so that speed will be a little > faster? Well if you can send me the output of this commands may be we can help you: as root execute, 'hdparm -I /dev/hda' 'hdparm -tT /dev/hda' ( at least 2 or 3 times ) 'more /proc/meminfo' 'more /proc/cpuinfo' 'lsmod' Do you know if you are using prelink? Regards, David Ballester Montolio Responsable de Sistemas y Comunicaciones Kern Pharma, S.L. www.kernpharma.com GNU! -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list