Written by brunopereira81 the 30 Jan 12 at 15:50.

A tool that would assess the system\'s performance and suggest to the user possible alternatives to desktop environments and programs / services he might be running.


Would be nice to have some tool that said: \"you can run 3D already but your are very short on memory and your HD access seems slow, running Unity on this computer might not be the best choice, here are the recommendations for your system: Xfce, LXDE, etc. Also turn this feature off, turn that service off...\"

I know that graphics are a bit hard to test on a live environment but a lot of hardware can be checked and performance measured during install.

Why not display some recommendation notes during install / after install?

Is that impossible to create?

A tool that would assess the system\'s performance and suggest to the user possible alternatives to desktop environments and programs / services he might be running. Would be nice to have some tool that said: \"you can run 3D already but your are very short on memory and your HD access seems slow, running Unity on this computer might not be the best choice, here are the recommendations for your system: Xfce, LXDE, etc. Also turn this feature off, turn that service off...\" I know that graphics are a bit hard to test on a live environment but a lot of hardware can be checked and performance measured during install. Why not display some recommendation notes during install / after install? Is that impossible to create?

Written by cheesehead the 4 Feb 12 at 13:02.

Ubuntu Friendly (checkbox) is a set of tools that check for system compatibility. As this testing application matures, the same tests can be expanded to provide ratings, too.

Two big benefits of starting with checkbox are the existing developer base and the existing database infrastructure...both already supported by Canonical.

Ubuntu Friendly (checkbox) is a set of tools that check for system compatibility. As this testing application matures, the same tests can be expanded to provide ratings, too. Two big benefits of starting with checkbox are the existing developer base and the existing database infrastructure...both already supported by Canonical.

Written by aw@kreawit.se the 6 Feb 12 at 12:27.

Compile a set of benchmarktests that is comparable with other Ubuntu-machines. A combination of lshw-gtk, gnome-disk-utility, sysinfo and hardinfo.

For example hardinfo shows your result of CPU-blowfish and compares it with other CPU:s.

Give CPU, Harddrive, GPU, RAM amount and performance points, save the points at ubuntu one so it can be compared with other ubuntu one connected machines or discussed at forums and with other people.

Lshw can tell what type of memory you have and if there is a socket empty for more.

Compile a set of benchmarktests that is comparable with other Ubuntu-machines. A combination of lshw-gtk, gnome-disk-utility, sysinfo and hardinfo. For example hardinfo shows your result of CPU-blowfish and compares it with other CPU:s. Give CPU, Harddrive, GPU, RAM amount and performance points, save the points at ubuntu one so it can be compared with other ubuntu one connected machines or discussed at forums and with other people. Lshw can tell what type of memory you have and if there is a socket empty for more.