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Mepis 11 some apps start very slowly under Icewm
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MEPIS Novice   Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:58 am Posts: 2 Location: Montreal Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time 
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Post # 298363
 Mepis 11 some apps start very slowly under IcewmI installed Mepis a few weeks ago, then added my favorite window manager IceWm. The problem is some apps, particularly midnight commander take a long time to start. Firefox acts normally as do most apps. Is there some particular problem with MC ??
Thanks see my update to this post Last edited by frankzen on Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:48 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:48 am |
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MEPIS Guide   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:05 pm Posts: 2219 Location: Pinellas Park, FL Has thanked: 62 times Have thanks: 1134 times
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Re: Mepis 11 some apps start very slowly under Icewm I use midnight commander frequently on MEPIS, and have on all versions from 3.4-3 up to 11 + upgraded KDE. Haven't had a problem with it.
I haven't tried using IceWM instead of KDE on MEPIS though. MC works properly under IceWM in AntiX... _________________ XFX Nforce 750 (built in GeForce 8300), Athlon X2 5000 Lenovo G550 , Intel T4400 , Intel Mobile 4 graphics |
| Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:24 pm |
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MEPIS Novice Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:58 am Posts: 2 Location: Montreal Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Re: Mepis 11 some apps start very slowly under Icewm Yes,it's a little strange - under KDE MC is fine - however when I run an xterm under Icewm, there is also no prompt other than a "%" sign. I don't understand why xterm loads and gives me that prompt instead of the usual "frank @ whatever"
I also discovered that running midnight commander with the -u parm (don't load subshell) is fine and loads quickly. I understand that Mepis (and maybe Debian Squeeze) run DASH as the default shell ?? How can I change that as I **suspect** it may be the problem. |
| Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:47 pm |
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