Slow

[monsterman]

Mint 18.3 has slowed down when clicking any icon like Libre office or firefox it takes 10 seconds to respond same when exiting a page very slow responding

[Moem]

Hello, can you please post the result of the following terminal command, and enclose it in code tags? It's the button marked </>. This is needed for pretty much any question about your system, so it's a good habit to post it straight away.

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inxi -Fxz

[monsterman]

/home/jerry/Desktop/Screenshot from 2018-02-19 13-21-37.png



its worse now freezing up on browsers and libre office for 2-3 minutes

[austin.texas]

/home/jerry/Desktop/Screenshot from 2018-02-19 13-21-37.png

You do not have to post a screenshot of the terminal output.
Select the text with your mouse > Copy

[monsterman]

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erry@jerry-Inspiron-N5050 ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: jerry-Inspiron-N5050 Kernel: 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Inspiron N5050
           Mobo: Dell model: 0P0VPW v: A03 Bios: Dell v: A03 date: 10/14/2011
CPU:       Dual core Intel Celeron B815 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 6385
           clock speeds: max: 1600 MHz 1: 1596 MHz 2: 1596 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@59.97hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.4 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-32-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 09:00.0
           IF: wlp9s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (7.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2500BMVS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 226G used: 14G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: /boot size: 472M used: 130M (29%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 3.12GB used: 0.63GB (20%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 177 Uptime: 2:39 Memory: 823.3/2843.8MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

[austin.texas]

Good job. You got it as I was editing my post...

[monsterman]

hi any of the Gurus see anything which might cause the slow responses of MINT ???

[thx-1138]

hi any of the Gurus see anything which might cause the slow responses of MINT ???

Well, not a guru by any means, but it appears to me that the slowdown quite likely must be due to the swap kicking in: ID-3: swap-1 size: 3.12GB used: 0.63GB (20%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
I'd recommend / suggest you to try this at first:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... important-

[michael louwe]

@ monsterman, .......

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Linux kernel 4.13.32 contains the Meltdown & Spectre patches which may carry a significant CPU performance hit.

Certain Level 4 and 5 updates may also cause a computer slowdown.

Try testing by reverting to a previous kernel.

[monsterman]

thanks guys ,, i will check all that out ,, im begining to get a handle on the terminal ha ha

[thx-1138]

gksudo xed /etc/sysctl.conf. Copy / paste the following in the end of the file:

# Decrease swap usage to a more reasonable level
vm.swappiness=10

Save, then reboot, that's all.

Your inxi said that your system has 3gb of memory, and that you were using 823mb. However, swap in use already 0.63gb. It's a bit overkill for sure: the general goal is to use swap when memory is not enough for the tasks in question...and you still had plenty available.

[Termy]

I suppose so. You could try loading up the machine and using: echo 10 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/swappiness (temporary) to test it. An alternative (temporary) method: sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10 Or to make it permanent (may not work for all keys), you can also use: sudo sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10

I talked about setting kernel parameters here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTA3cAlYdqs