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[saptech]

Also why is freeBSD such a big download(2GB while ArchBSD is at a timid 232MB)? I though it was more of a source distro.

I didn't know there is a ArchBSD. By the size it probably installs the very minimum and get anything else from online.

You may want to look at PC-BSD. I tried it when it first came out and it was lot easier then FreeBSD.

What is PC-BSD?

 

[Thatdad]

Also another recommendation to the OP how about LiveDVD GentooInstall LiveDVD 12.1 to hard disk drive - Gentoo-en Looks farily easy and comes with alot of binary applications that would take a while to compile. Once again just to make things easier set up partitions in Gparted.( with my set up it takes a calculator and a little thinking so i do not have to format anything other than swap)

I checked it out, it looks pretty promising!

 

[JumpinJupiter]

So I'm assuming your running x86? What is your RAM?

Nope running 64bit 3.7 GB of RAM but inorder to run a 64bit on Vbox you have to have Intel virtualization enabled in BIOS but mine is grayed out (CPU doesn't support it) anybody elese have this problem?

@ss1992 For the slowness on Linux Mint why not ask for help on the fourms? They are very nice people and are very helpful.Linux Mint Forums • Index page Also you might have installed Cinnamon which requires 3D Acceleration or you might be in Cinnamon 2D which renders the graphics makes CPU usage high and can slow computer down. Try XFCE edition.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Also you might have installed Cinnamon which requires 3D Acceleration or you might be in Cinnamon 2D which renders the graphics makes CPU usage high and can slow computer down. Try XFCE edition.

JJ might be on the right track here--perhaps there are graphics/animation/desktop effects settings that you can adjust to improve the speed. I know that on my older laptop [when it was still running Kubuntu--now it's running Bodhi], even though it has a 3D card and everything, there are desktop effects I had to disable or it ran really...really...sloooooooow...

 

[Joelgp83]

I still can't figure out why you need to access the 3D chip to draw what are essentially 2D sprites and 2D particle/line/box effects. Is there any sort of Z-buffer data they are actually using?