From: Ypo <ypuntot@gmail.com>
To: "Juan Manuel Macías" <maciaschain@posteo.net>
Cc: orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: OS advice
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 23:28:59 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f97a0260-1058-e3fb-c8a7-e6c844489db4@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87zgauvvc1.fsf@posteo.net>
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Wow! Thanks Juan Manuel!
El 07/01/2023 a las 23:22, Juan Manuel Macías escribió:
> Ypo writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Orgmode is sometimes desperately slow on my PC:
>>
>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 3100 Mhz
>>
>> (RAM) 4,00 GB
>>
>> I am running Windows 10, everything I use works OK, but Orgmode.
>>
>> Do you think that if I install a Linux OS, Orgmode would run fast? Any
>> OS suggestion?
> I've read somewhere that Emacs performance on windows tends to be slow,
> but I can't assure you because the last windows I suffered was W98, and
> at that time I didn't even use Emacs. According to the official GNU
> Emacs website:
>
> #+begin_quote
>
> The reason for GNU Emacs's existence is to provide a powerful editor for
> the GNU operating system. Versions of GNU, such as GNU/Linux, are the
> primary platforms for Emacs development.
>
> However, GNU Emacs includes support for some other systems that
> volunteers choose to support.
>
> [...]
>
> #+end_quote
>
> I don't know what specific performance problems you have with Emacs
> under Windows, but you can post them on the Emacs-devel mailing list to
> help improve Emacs performance on windows.
>
> However, if you are not tied to windows for work reasons or for a
> specific application, my recommendation is that you migrate to
> GNU/Linux. But I also recommend that you try to avoid falling into the
> clutches of distro hopping, at least to begin with :-). In general, any
> of the popular distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.) is a good choice.
> Even if you want the latest of the latest software, EndeavourOS is an
> excellent derivative of Arch Linux (much better than Manjaro) with a
> very simple graphical installer. Arch itself also has a graphical
> installer, if you want to install it, but I would start with Endeavour.
> In Linux you also have the possibility of installing light desktop
> environments or window managers, which run well with the specifications
> of your PC. Lxde and Lxqt are good options, they have openbox as a
> window manager, which is robust and highly configurable. But if you
> don't want to complicate your life, xfce is a good option. Or Plasma,
> which despite being very attractive, I remember that it did not consume
> too many resources. And later, if you want to come in the world of
> tiling-style window managers, you have a vast territory to explore. I
> was very comfortable with BSPWM for a long time, until I migrated to
> EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager), which is what I've been using now for a
> few years.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Juan Manuel
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-07 22:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-01-06 19:46 OS advice Ypo
2023-01-06 20:08 ` Greg Minshall
2023-01-06 22:57 ` orzodk
2023-01-06 23:15 ` Jude DaShiell
2023-01-07 0:35 ` briangpowell
2023-01-06 23:24 ` Tim Cross
2023-01-07 0:18 ` Jude DaShiell
2023-01-07 12:32 ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-01-07 22:26 ` Ypo
2023-01-07 22:30 ` Thomas Paulsen
2023-01-07 22:22 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2023-01-07 22:27 ` Jude DaShiell
2023-01-07 22:28 ` Ypo [this message]
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