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I am new to linux and was wondering why launching applications is so slow. I've tried both Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit

Computer Specs: Toshiba Satellite p755 CPU: Intel core i7-2670QM @2.20GHz Ram: 8 GB Using integrated intel hd 3000 graphics

When I install the first thing I do is update, which takes about an hour or so. I would assume I'd be good after that, but when launching things like the firefox, system settings, thunderbird it takes a much much longer time than on Windows 7. Please help me.

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What does system monitor say? screenshot? – Alvar Jan 3 at 20:00
Slow... but HOT! askubuntu.com/questions/225631/… – mlvljr Jan 3 at 20:06
Maybe it is the problem of unity desktop. I've tries unity in ubuntu 12.04, but it is too slow that I change to xfce which is a lightweight desktop environment and has the classic look as gnome2. – zfz Jan 5 at 6:53
Could be unity but he's talking about applications being slow to start. And most computers are faster with unity and ubuntu than windows 7 in my experience. Perhaps you have a disk problem? Try looking at the smart data in disk utility to see if your hard disk is ok – James Jan 5 at 10:55

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Maybe there is something slowing down your machine without your knowledge...

Have you checked the output of "top" command in terminal or "system monitor" application to check your performance?

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