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how do I run a minimal Gnome session for intensive calc ?
[Linux/Ubuntu] I need to run some pretty intensive calculations. How can I load a very minimal Gnome session for that purpose ? The idea is to create a new user, whose session would load only the minimum necessary.
My script runs in Python with various libraries, but it won't run without an X session because it uses Pylab. It is very CPU intensive and uses lots of RAM too because the dataset is huge.
I know how to add a user to my Ubuntu installation. Once I've done that, what do I do to disable loading of most of the usual services for this user's session, but not for the main user ?
or should I try to use a lighter desktop environment for that ?
I welcome any piece of advice on that ! thanks.
My script runs in Python with various libraries, but it won't run without an X session because it uses Pylab. It is very CPU intensive and uses lots of RAM too because the dataset is huge.
I know how to add a user to my Ubuntu installation. Once I've done that, what do I do to disable loading of most of the usual services for this user's session, but not for the main user ?
or should I try to use a lighter desktop environment for that ?
I welcome any piece of advice on that ! thanks.
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