[kwlug-disc] (info) Mint vs LMDE vs Kubuntu -- speed

[Chris Irwin]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 03:37:36PM -0500, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
>While compiling kernels for BeagleBone Black and Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, 
>I encountered the following speed ranking:
>    - Kubuntu -- bronze medal  (~130min)
>    - Mint -- silver medal (~120min)
>    - LMDE -- gold medal (~110min)

Is the compilation text-heavy? I remember years ago seeing a blog post 
about how certain output-heavy tasks took longer in Gnome Terminal due 
to it's text rendering pipeline vs a more basic terminal emulator 
(aterm, iirc).

>I don't know why there is difference between Kubuntu and Mint.  Both 
>are on LTS base, and kernel compile doesn't go through desktop.

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