fslint is a great tool to help you maintain a clean filesystem by finding empty directory, duplicate files, temporary files, and broken sym links (among other things). One of the great features of fslint is it comes with a gui version called fslint-gui (imagine that).
To get, build and install fslint do the following:
wget http://www.pixelbeat.org/fslint/fslint-2.28.tar.gz
sudo rpmbuild -ta fslint-2.28.tar.gz
sudo rpm -Uvh /usr/src/packages/RPMS/noarch/fslint-2.28-1.suse.noarch.rpm
Note:If you use ubuntu [ continue reading... ]
Tag Archives: performance
Using fslint to take control of your filesystem openSUSE
Boost libraries making their way into mainstream openSUSE
Today I did an update of factory using:
sudo zypper up -t package -r Factory\ Repo
To pick up the new updates. I checked out the new packages to be installed and removed and to my surprise I found taht most the boost packages have no been marked to be installed, this in the main stream installation of openSUSE 11.1. I’ll be interested to see if [ continue reading... ]
Speed up your Linux Boot and normal use ( openSUSE )
In a world where faster (in most sense) is better, people are always looking for ways to increase the efficency of their computers. While i’ve read other peoples thoughts and recommendations regarding speeding up your linux installation, many I just clearly do not agree with. Here are things I have done, and things I could/would have done if I was on less adept hardware:
First: I [ continue reading... ]
Using bootchart to capture your boot process openSUSE 11
Have you booted up your computer and wondered, what is really going on here. Why is it taking so long, or how could a new kernel, or a kernel modification help speed up my boot. Well wonder no more.
There is an application for Linux called Bootchart, which allows you to do just that. First, lets install it and see what we get. To install [ continue reading... ]
Major PS3 Outage - Sony Playstation 3 PSN Network Down
openSUSE Weekly News, Issue 112 is out!
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