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ISO Images| Written by: |  wanda |
Score: 66 votes: 75 Format: Article |
How do I make my Mint faster.
How do I make my Ubuntu - Mint faster. (Applies for Desktop, Laptop and Note Book)
By default, Ubuntu, unfortunately too much tendency to start using the swap (virtual memory on the hard disk). Useful for servers, but not for normal use.
This speaks Ubuntu, especially with 512 MB of RAM or less, the swap too quickly. Who writes on the hard drive slow ubuntu considerably. Virtual memory on the hard disk is simply much slower than the "real" RAM.
The swap tendency may have a value of 0 (fully off) to 100 (swap is constantly used).
First check the current tendency of your Ubuntu swap:
Applications> Accessories> Terminal window:
Tap (copy and paste):
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
Press Enter. Probably the tendency to swap 60, which is only for servers is a good value. For normal home use is far too high.
Reduce the swap tendency therefore as follows:
Applications> Accessories> Terminal Window
Copy and paste.
gksudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
Press Enter.
Now start Gedit little notebook with a specific text file.
Add at the bottom of that text file, the following lines (copy and paste):
#
# Reduce the swap tendency
vm.swappiness = 10
Save the text file and exit Gedit little notebook.
Restart Your Computer: And now it's done at 10.
Home rule is a workable example Ram = 1 GB or more 10.
Less than 1 GB Ram = 1.
So I gave him 10 standing.
Tags: How do I make my Mint faster.
Created: 2 years ago.
Last edited: 2 years ago.
Reviewed: 1 year ago.
Read 5223 times.
| Comments | |||
| 2 weeks ago |
 LearningJunaid |
I am getting gksudo: 15374 ... warning after executing "gksudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf" command!!??? |
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| 3 weeks ago |
 ericvictor66 |
Merci, très utile! | |
| 1 month ago |
revelationman |
thanks great tip :) | |
| 1 month ago |
mrrog |
OK got this, for some reason 'gedit' did not come with my mint 14 installation | |
| 1 month ago |
mrrog |
Now start Gedit little notebook with a specific text file. Add at the bottom of that text file, the following lines (copy and paste): So what does the above mean to a newbie? |
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| 2 months ago |
mbahkaix |
tq for the tip......... | |
| 2 months ago |
blaze7xx |
tried it. but it makes my fan loud... | |
| 3 months ago |
mfzn |
goood | |
| 5 months ago |
limitingfactor |
Top tip - thank you. My sluggish laptop is now purring along nicely! | |
| 6 months ago |
rotting2000 |
Thanks made it soldier proof! | |
| 7 months ago |
David87 |
Worked for me. Thanks | |
| 10 months ago |
 mysoomro |
Nice tutorial. I've followed it. I wish I had followed it when I was using KDE. It was very slow so I had to switch to xfce. :( But I love KDE. |
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| 1 year ago |
pavankm |
Good. Very helpful. | |
| 1 year ago |
roht |
Excellent! | |
| 1 year ago |
 AshBaby |
Awsm, especially the swap tendency bit. really helped my netbook. | |
| 1 year ago |
wanda |
@Simeon my to;-) | |
| 1 year ago |
 Simeon |
Vielen dank mann ;) and i add you as a friend :) OmG! | |
| 1 year ago |
 prativasic |
Thanks :) it works | |
| 1 year ago |
rash667 |
The more value I set the faster programs start. I started Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Skype, Stardict, Banshee, Totem, gThumb, Ubuntu Tweak together. When the value is 0 it took about 5 minutes all the programs to get started. When the value is 100 - 1:40. Linux Mint 11 Katya, Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200, 1GB RAM Can anyone explain? |
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| 1 year ago |
 Labby |
Very cool! Thanks for the tutorial. | |
| 1 year ago |
 ivy_s |
Great tut, thanks! | |
| 1 year ago |
 sadi_pu |
thanks a lot wanda for such tutorial. :) | |
| 1 year ago |
 blueXrider |
Nice job. Will have to try that. The last install I did I didn't include a swap file in the partition and increased the computer's performance. |
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| 2 years ago |
 aprilland |
Thank you, this is very interesting! | |
| 2 years ago |
wanda |
thanks, wanda | |
| 2 years ago |
 genothomas |
Great tip :-) | |
| 2 years ago |
andymuqsith |
good info! i like your info, thanks for your info! im sorry when i have incorrect words because i cant speake english, im indonesian | |
| 2 years ago |
 loukoumas |
useful article! | |
| 2 years ago |
 noztox |
great tutorial, its work on LMDE to. thanks, wanda |
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| 2 years ago |
wanda |
Thanks, my pleasure. Regards. |
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| 2 years ago |
eliteghost |
Thanks for this, was nice and simple. | |
| 2 years ago |
gotohell |
Hello ! I'm useing LinuxMint julia and supouse that this tecnik doesent work here. Sinserly Karl |
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| 2 years ago |
 Alexio |
Read about the Kernel 2.6 swapping behavior to find out that swap_tendency = mapped_ratio/2 + distress + vm_swappiness; Swappiness is a global parameter and it affects every process on the system in the same way. | |
| 2 years ago |
 MestreLion |
I thought that swap space was only used when "real" RAM was full (or near-full). What exactly is the role of this "tendency" ? | |
| 2 years ago |
Alexio |
Good tip, thank you. | |