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cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
60
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cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
10
I have changed it from 60 to 10, but it doesn't feel like I have got some performance boost.
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cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
60
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cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
10
That would be because the setting isn't a performance boost setting per se.wannabelinuxuser wrote: ⤴Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:26 am I have changed it from 60 to 10, but it doesn't feel like I have got some performance boost.
I agree with this, though I'd use the word 'overrated'. Lowering it is no magic cure for sluggishness. Also, I think it's rather interesting how many people think they know better than the Ubuntu devs. I'm not saying you should necessarily leave it at the default value but some experimenting should be done.
That's a good concise summary of this topic .
How do you use conky? Can you explain please?
There's a slight typo on this page. If you look at this webpage (it's the same site, but just a different page) https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... swappiness, you'll see the actual command isJan253 wrote: ⤴Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:48 pm Hello everyone,
(I am a newby... perhaps is the 1st thing i should mention)
-- As I proceed to set this SWAPPINESS, through: xed admin:///etc/sysctl.conf , then I got this message popping in front of me:
---> "IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE " admin///etc/sysctl/conf. " FILE (here in my attachment )
..then, the only way to get out is to press "cancel"
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gksudo xed /etc/sysctl.conf
This worked fine for me. With 3gb ram, the swappiness now is at 10.md419 wrote: ⤴Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:15 pm There's a slight typo on this page.
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gksudo xed /etc/sysctl.conf