Tips for Optimizing Ubuntu MATE for Better Performance?

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Is this a bot? Looks awfully familiar to last week's post:

Best Way to Optimize Ubuntu MATE on Older Hardware?

Hey everyone, I’ve been running Ubuntu MATE on my old ThinkPad X220 for a while now, and I’m genuinely impressed by how lightweight and responsive it is. I’ve made a few tweaks like disabling unnecessary startup apps and switching to the Traditional panel layout, but I’m curious—what are your go-to tips for squeezing out more performance on aging hardware? Also, side note I'm beginning to research for professional purposes and attempting to create a light-weight DevOps testing environment on t…