VIDEO: How to Change Swappiness in Ubuntu
Is Ubuntu feeling sluggish? The fix might be as simple as changing one number.
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Ubuntu's swappiness setting controls how readily Linux uses swap when managing memory. In this video, we'll show you how to check your current value, change it to 10, apply the setting, and verify the result.
Video Script & Editing: Kelechi Edeh / Techloy.com | Content Research: Oyinebiladou Omemu / Techloy.com
Ubuntu's default swappiness value is 60. Lowering it can make the system less inclined to swap memory pages to disk, although the best value depends on your workload.
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