It's like zipping a file - you compress the data to fit more stuff into the same space. If your cpu is fast enough (and most are) the compression/decompression is transparent so it just looks like you have more RAM than you really do.
exactly. basically its a tit4tat ordeal... me likeyIt's like zipping a file - you compress the data to fit more stuff into the same space. If your cpu is fast enough (and most are) the compression/decompression is transparent so it just looks like you have more RAM than you really do.
& tbh it didnt really do much to my cpu. checked the monitor app thingy an only thing thats really using anyhting is the gnome displayIt's like zipping a file - you compress the data to fit more stuff into the same space. If your cpu is fast enough (and most are) the compression/decompression is transparent so it just looks like you have more RAM than you really do.
I use to run older desktops with 4.0 GB of memory and dual core processors and had a good Linux experience.& tbh it didnt really do shit to my cpu. checked the monitor app thingy an only thing thats really using anyhting is the gnome display
There's a reason it's disabled by default...
zRAM Swap device is enabled by default on Fedora.
If you use hibernate then recommended swap size is RAM x 1.5My Tower has 16GB of Ram...zram is disabled as it's not needed...adding more Ram is the best and safest way to go...I have swappiness set to 20 too.
If you use hibernate then recommended swap size is RAM x 1.5
But if there is more than 16GB of ram then no swap should be used because it's waste of disk space, unless one has 1TB+ SSD and doesn't care.
One of the first things I always do is check the swappiness level and set it to 10 running bare metal hard drive.I was talking about Swappiness not Swap.
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@InvaderSumo: The articles here discuss using usb's for swap space. This is practical, but using un-used hard drive space is more practical. The reason being that SATA is designed to be faster and more efficient than USB data transfer. Also, I personally like having usb slots open and available. I have even duct taped an SD card and USB hub to my desktop computer.Maybe these will explain.
How to increase RAM using a USB as RAM memory?
I'm using Ubuntu, a Linux distro. I read some years ago about the possibility to increase the RAM by using a pen-drive USB as additional memory RAM. I already googled that but I found only articlessuperuser.com
Using usbdrive as ram in ubuntu
In windows it is possible to use usb flash drive as a virtual ram. I wonder if it is possible to do so in ubuntu? If it is, how could one do it? [Edit]: I mean Ready boost equivallent for ubuntu. Iaskubuntu.com
One of the first things I always do is check the swappiness level and set it to 10 running bare metal hard drive.
I've read when running a SSD lowest swappiness level is best although can't say for sure.
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32 GB DDR4 here - and 64 GB of swap! Plus 'swappiness' set to 10.....If you use hibernate then recommended swap size is RAM x 1.5
But if there is more than 16GB of ram then no swap should be used because it's waste of disk space, unless one has 1TB+ SSD and doesn't care.