Speed up application load time in Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron using prelink: HOWTO and benchmarks

By Quintin Riis | Jun 15, 2008

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I’ve used prelink in the past on Ubuntu in an attempt to speed up application loading, but I’ve never actually done any benchmarks to test the results.  I decided today to run some simple benchmarks to gauge the performance increase of using prelink.

For readers too lazy to read through the entire article, I will […]

Making backups with system rescue CD and partimage

By Quintin Riis | May 15, 2008

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I’m getting a laptop ready for Natalie to borrow to take with her family to Charlotte for her sister Valerie’s graduation.
To help keep Natalie’s younger sister Hilary entertained, they are going to take lots of movies to watch on the way.
I’m not sure if I am going to need the information that’s on this system […]