After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> In article <6MlWl.38425$ >,
> 7 <> wrote:
>
>> Ubuntu installed in 6 mintues and booting in 15 to 20 seconds
>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Out of curiosity, I wanted to see how those numbers compare to Windows.
> I made two identically configured virtual machines, each with 1 gig of
> RAM, and one virtual CPU (the underlying CPU is a Xeon 3500 at 2.66 MHz).
>
> Ubuntu was indeed a fast install. 7 minutes on the nose. Windows XP
> with SP2 took 12:06. For both installs, I accepted the defaults. Both
> were set up to not ask or a password for login, so that the subsequent
> boot time measurements would not be influenced by how fast I can fill
> out a login dialog.
>
> For boot time, XP is 17 seconds from the time I hit the virtual power
> button to desktop up and accepting commands. 28 seconds on Ubuntu.
Sounds like Windows trades some install time for better boot time (due to no
need for autoprobing at boot).
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