Solved - Performance in Linux

strangequark

New Member
Joined
Jun 22, 2021
Messages
13
Reaction score
5
Credits
92
Hi guys.
On my laptop, I have a dual boot Windows and KDE neon set up.
For some reason, Windows feels faster than neon in general. I don't have any tests or anything to prove it, but on a day-to-day usage basis, Windows feels a lot snappier than Linux. Apps open faster, websites load faster, etc. Does anyone know why this is, and what I can do to increase the speed of my Linux install?

Hardware: Lenovo Yoga 710, 4 thread processor, 8GB RAM.
Software: KDE neon 5.22.1
 
Last edited:


Copy and paste this command in the terminal and post it's output please wrap the output in code tags located to the right of the smile face.

Code:
inxi -Fxz

If you've downloaded software from the software center / software manager it's possible that they are Snap Packages.

Snap packages are self contained software packages with all needed dependencies in it's own container.

Snap packages open a bit slower than deb files.

I'm unfamiliar with KDE Neon and what system resources it requires and it's possible that KDE Neon could be resource heavy.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Thanks! I got this output for inxi -Fxz :

Code:
System:    Kernel: 5.8.0-55-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.1
           Distro: KDE neon 20.04 5.22 base: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal
Machine:   Type: Convertible System: LENOVO product: 80V5 v: Lenovo YOGA 710-15IKB serial: <filter>
           Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0J40709 WIN serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO
           v: 2XCN38WW(V2.12) date: 07/10/2018
Battery:   ID-1: BAT1 charge: 26.7 Wh condition: 27.6/53.0 Wh (52%) model: SIMPLO PABAS0241231
           status: Unknown
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-7200U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Amber Lake rev: 9
           L2 cache: 3072 KiB
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 21599
           Speed: 600 MHz min/max: 400/3100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 600 2: 600 3: 600 4: 600
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.6 direct render: Yes
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
           bus ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.8.0-55-generic
Network:   Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lenovo
           driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel port: 3040 bus ID: 01:00.0
           IF: wlp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter type: USB driver: r8152 bus ID: 1-3.2:5
           IF: enxa0cec815d58d state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Device-3: Qualcomm Atheros type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-7:6
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 137.86 GiB (57.8%)
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: SK Hynix model: HFS256G39TNF-N3A0A size: 238.47 GiB temp: 33 C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 96.93 GiB used: 36.59 GiB (37.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 36.5 C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:      Processes: 297 Uptime: 2h 06m Memory: 7.50 GiB used: 4.13 GiB (55.1%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5
           Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 inxi: 3.0.38
 
Also, yes, I do have some snap packages. But the slowness I see is not limited to only the snaps.

This install is about a week old. I had another neon install before this, and that one too had the same problem.

KDE neon is kind of like Kubuntu but it has rolling updates for Plasma software, so I don't think the distribution is comparatively heavier than standard Ubuntu distros. However, I haven't used Kubuntu much so I can't tell.
 
Last edited:
Yes, I understand that, but the system seems slow.
I was looking for ways to improve the performance to have it equal to or greater than Windows, because Linux is generally (from what I've read) a lot faster.

Could it be a driver problem or that some of my hardware is not well supported by the kernel or anything?
I don't know much about this, I'm relatively new to Linux.
 
the basic spec of your machine is fine
HOWEVER
the Realtek RTL8153 may be a problem, its one of the chipsets with known problems [slow running/intermittent connections, etc]
Bwiz
 
Hi @MatsuShimizu I got this output for sudo systemd-analyze blame
Code:
3.715s NetworkManager-wait-online.service                   
1.708s dev-sda6.device                                     
1.078s snapd.service                                       
 649ms dev-loop2.device                                     
 633ms dev-loop3.device                                     
 630ms dev-loop1.device                                     
 572ms dev-loop4.device                                     
 554ms dev-loop5.device                                     
 458ms networkd-dispatcher.service                         
 380ms systemd-logind.service                               
 340ms accounts-daemon.service                             
 329ms udisks2.service                                     
 235ms ufw.service                                         
 234ms NetworkManager.service                               
 226ms avahi-daemon.service                                 
 223ms bluetooth.service                                   
 221ms iio-sensor-proxy.service                             
 221ms polkit.service                                       
 220ms systemd-journal-flush.service                       
 207ms dev-loop0.device                                     
 206ms systemd-udev-trigger.service                         
 199ms upower.service                                       
 188ms systemd-udevd.service                               
 182ms keyboard-setup.service                               
 181ms gpu-manager.service                                 
 180ms thermald.service                                     
 177ms wpa_supplicant.service                               
 175ms snap-snapd-12159.mount                               
 169ms snap-chromium-1637.mount                             
 160ms apparmor.service                                     
 154ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1515.mount             
 144ms smartmontools.service                               
 140ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-145.mount             
 133ms snap-chromium-1646.mount                             
 132ms snap-core18-2066.mount                               
 132ms ModemManager.service                                 
 128ms systemd-resolved.service                             
 123ms systemd-journald.service                             
 119ms [email protected]                                   
 111ms grub-common.service                                 
lines 1-40...skipping...
3.715s NetworkManager-wait-online.service                   
1.708s dev-sda6.device                                     
1.078s snapd.service                                       
 649ms dev-loop2.device                                     
 633ms dev-loop3.device                                     
 630ms dev-loop1.device                                     
 572ms dev-loop4.device                                     
 554ms dev-loop5.device                                     
 458ms networkd-dispatcher.service                         
 380ms systemd-logind.service                               
 340ms accounts-daemon.service                             
 329ms udisks2.service                                     
 235ms ufw.service                                         
 234ms NetworkManager.service                               
 226ms avahi-daemon.service                                 
 223ms bluetooth.service                                   
 221ms iio-sensor-proxy.service                             
 221ms polkit.service                                       
 220ms systemd-journal-flush.service                       
 207ms dev-loop0.device                                     
 206ms systemd-udev-trigger.service                         
 199ms upower.service                                       
 188ms systemd-udevd.service                               
 182ms keyboard-setup.service                               
 181ms gpu-manager.service                                 
 180ms thermald.service                                     
 177ms wpa_supplicant.service                               
 175ms snap-snapd-12159.mount                               
 169ms snap-chromium-1637.mount                             
 160ms apparmor.service                                     
 154ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1515.mount             
 144ms smartmontools.service                               
 140ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-145.mount             
 133ms snap-chromium-1646.mount                             
 132ms snap-core18-2066.mount                               
 132ms ModemManager.service                                 
 128ms systemd-resolved.service                             
 123ms systemd-journald.service                             
 119ms [email protected]                                   
 111ms grub-common.service                                 
 111ms e2scrub_reap.service                                 
  86ms lvm2-monitor.service                                 
  84ms alsa-restore.service                                 
  84ms systemd-timesyncd.service                           
  82ms virtualbox.service                                   
  67ms systemd-modules-load.service                         
  67ms snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2druntime-220.mount           
lines 1-47
 
the basic spec of your machine is fine
HOWEVER
the Realtek RTL8153 may be a problem, its one of the chipsets with known problems [slow running/intermittent connections, etc]
Bwiz
Hi brickwizard,
Shouldn't the chipset only affect any network connections, or can it also affect the speed at which apps are opened etc? Also, is there any solution?
 
You should have a package manager named Muon.

Download some of the same software from there which will be deb packages and see if that makes any difference.

Debs and Snaps will run independent from each other without conflict between one another so no reason to remove the Snaps for testing.
 
Hi strangequark

I am a hardware man [not software and programming] but I suspect any app that needs network access may be slowed down, but there dosn't seem a single problem [ that i know of or a single solution] one of our software members may have other ideas.
 
You should have a package manager named Muon.

Download some of the same software from there which will be deb packages and see if that makes any difference.

Debs and Snaps will run independent from each other without conflict between one another so no reason to remove the Snaps for testing.
I just checked in the store, I have Firefox (which is what I mostly use) installed as a Deb, but I still see the same slowness in Firefox too.
 
Hi strangequark

I am a hardware man [not software and programming] but I suspect any app that needs network access may be slowed down, but there dosn't seem a single problem [ that i know of or a single solution] one of our software members may have other ideas.
Ok thanks brickwizard!
I think I'll test the live session of some other distros for a while to see if this is a distro-specific problem.
 
Thanks all!

I'll reply back in a few days if I see the problem exists in other Distros too.
 
OK try MX linux [Debian based] whichever you try when installing say yes to non free drivers
 
In my opinion, your boot time is fast already, at least based on your systemd-analyze blame result.
3.715s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
You can make your Linux system boot faster by disabling this during startup. Read more below:

 
To many browser extensions can also affect browser performance.

I just made a new profile, and it definitely seems faster. Thank you.
However, I don't that was the entire problem, as apps like Kate and Okular which were both default apps and are both Debs also take a lot of time to start.
But thanks, Firefox was my main issue. The other apps work well even though they take time to start.

Edit: the new profile isn't as fast as I'd first thought it was. It still doesn't feel as fast as it would on Windows... I will check whether this is the case on other distros too.
 
Last edited:

Members online


Top